satrap

See also: Satrap

English

Etymology

From Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapēs (governor), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally kingdom-protector)[1], which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɪtɹæp/

Noun

satrap (plural satraps)

  1. A governor of a Persian province.
  2. A subordinate ruler.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Mackenzie, D. N. (1998), “ENGLISH i. Persian Elements in English”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, retrieved 2016-12-17

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin satrapēs (governor), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā, protector of the province).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǎtrap/
  • Hyphenation: sat‧rap

Noun

sàtrap m (Cyrillic spelling са̀трап)

  1. satrap

Declension

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