Ἀρταβάζης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian *R̥tavazdāh.[1][2][3]

Proper noun

Ἀρταβάζης • (Artabázēsm (genitive Ἀρταβάζου); second declension

  1. a male given name, Artabazes, from Old Persian, name of several kings of Armenia

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ἀρταβάζης (Artabázēs)
  • Latin: Artabazes

References

  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, “Medisches und persisches Sprachgut bei Herodot,” ZDMG 117, 1967, p. 128
  2. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "ARTAVASDES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 1986
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 297

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