Ecbatana

See also: Ecbátana

English

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛkˈbætənə/

Proper noun

Ecbatana

(historical) The capital of Media and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

Related terms

Hamadan

Translations

capital of Media

Akkadian: 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 (^kurA-gam-ta-nu)
Ancient Greek: Ἐκβάτανα n (Ekbátana), Ἀγβάτανα n (Agbátana)
Aramaic: אַחְמְתָא‎
Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan)
Old Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan), Ահմատան (Ahmatan)
German: Ekbatana n
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Latin: Ecbatana f, Ecbatanas, Ecbatanis Partiorum

Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‎ (Ahmadān)
Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna)
Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍‎ (ʾhmtn [Ahmadān])
Persian: هگمتانه‎ (hegmatâne)
Portuguese: Ecbátana
Russian: Э̀кбата́на f (Èkbatána), (archaic) Э̀кба́таны pl (Èkbátany), (archaic) Екба́таны pl (Jekbátany)
Spanish: Ecbatana f

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna, “Ecbatana”).

Proper noun

Ecbatana f

(historical) Ecbatana (city in Iran)

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