Ἀρσαμένης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian *Aršamanā (literally having a masculine mind),[1] from *ṛšan- (man, hero) + *manah- (mentality, mind).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ᾰ̓ρσᾱμένης (Arsāménēsm (genitive Ᾰ̓ρσᾱμένου); first declension

  1. a male given name, Arsamenes, from Old Persian

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, “Medisches und persisches Sprachgut bei Herodot,” ZDMG 117, 1967, p. 133-134

Further reading

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