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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From earlier Ἀρταξέσσης (Artaxéssēs), assimilated to the name Ξέρξης (Xérxēs),[1] borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /R̥taxšaçāʰ/).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.tak.sérk.sɛːs/ → /ar.takˈserk.sis/ → /ar.takˈserk.sis/
Proper noun
Ἀρταξέρξης • (Artaxérxēs) m (genitive Ἀρταξέρξου); first declension
- a male given name, Artaxerxes, from Old Persian
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