Ῥωξάνης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Rauxšnā̆ (the shining, light).[1][2]

Proper noun

Ῥωξάνης (Rhōxánēsm (genitive Ῥωξάνους); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Roxanes, an Achaemenid chiliarch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ρωξάνης (Roxánis)
  • Latin: Rōxanēs

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rauxšnā̆”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 202
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1391. *Rauxšna”, in 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 285

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