Artaxerxes

English

Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /artaxšaça/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian ‎ (Ardašir).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/

Proper noun

Artaxerxes (plural Artaxerxeses)

(historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Related terms

Ardashir (Middle Persian, Persian)
Ardeshir (Persian)
Artaxias (Ancient Greek)
Artashes, Ardashes (Armenian)

Translations

the name of several Persian kings

Armenian: Արտաքսերքսես (Artakʿserkʿses)
Faroese: Artakserkses m
French: Artaxerxès (fr)
Greek: Αρταξέρξης (el) m (Artaxérxis)
Ancient: Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)
Hebrew: אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא‎ m (artakhshást)
Italian: Artaserse (it) m
Latin: Artaxerxēs
Polish: Artakserkses (pl) m
Portuguese: Artaxerxes m
Russian: Артаксе́ркс (ru) m (Artaksérks)
Zazaki: Ardêser

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.seːs/, [ärt̪äkˈs̠ɛrks̠eːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.ses/, [ärt̪äkˈsɛrkses]

Proper noun

Artaxerxēs m sg (genitive Artaxerxis); third declension

The name of several kings of Persia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Artaxerxēs
Genitive	Artaxerxis
Dative	Artaxerxī
Accusative	Artaxerxem
Ablative	Artaxerxe
Vocative	Artaxerxēs

Portuguese

Proper noun

Artaxerxes m

(historical) Artaxerxes (the name of several Persian kings)