Artaxerxes

English

Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaça, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian ‎ (Ardašir).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz/

Proper noun

Artaxerxes (plural Artaxerxeses)

(historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Related terms

Ardashir (Middle Persian, Persian)
Ardeshir (Persian)
Artaxias (Ancient Greek)
Artashes, Ardashes (Armenian)

Translations

the name of several Persian kings

Armenian: Արտաքսերքսես (Artakʿserkʿses)
Faroese: Artakserkses m
French: Artaxerxès (fr)
Greek: Αρταξέρξης m (Artaxérxis)
Ancient: Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)
Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא‎ m (artakhshást)

Latin: Artaxerxēs
Polish: Artakserkses (pl) m
Portuguese: Artaxerxes m
Russian: Артаксе́ркс (ru) m (Artaksérks)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Artaxerxes m

(historical) Artaxerxes (the name of several Persian kings)

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