Ἀρταβαζάνης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Of disputed etymology. Either borrowed from Old Persian *R̥tabr̥zans, or from *R̥tavazdānah.[1][2]
Proper noun
Ἀρταβαζάνης • (Artabazánēs) m (genitive Ἀρταβαζάνους or Ἀρταβαζάνου); third declension
- a male given name, Artabazanes, from Old Persian
Inflection
As a third-declension noun:
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἀρταβαζάνης ho Artabazánēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἀρταβαζάνους toû Artabazánous | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἀρταβαζάνει tōî Artabazánei | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἀρταβαζάνη tòn Artabazánē | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀρταβάζανες Artabázanes | ||||||||||||
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As a second-declension noun:
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ἀρταβαζάνης ho Artabazánēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἀρταβαζάνου toû Artabazánou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἀρταβαζάνῃ tōî Artabazánēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἀρταβαζάνην tòn Artabazánēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀρταβαζάνη Artabazánē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Αρταβαζάνης (Artavazánis)
- → Latin: Artabazanēs
Further reading
- Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Ἀριοβαρζάνης”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 32b
- Ἀρταβαζάνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
References
- ^ C. J. Brunner (15 December 1986) “ARTABAZANES”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Brill, retrieved 2 November 2021: “This name is *Ṛtabṛzā/ăna, a patronymic of *Ṛta-bṛza, “exalting Truth”; it is also attested in Elamite. “Artabazanes” is also regarded as not being a variant but a proper patronymic to the name *Ṛta-vazdah.”
- ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtabrzana-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 209