اردشیر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥‎ (Ardaxšīr), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaçā), which was borrowed into Greek, Latin, and then English as Artaxerxes.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾdaˈʃeːɾ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾdaˈʃeːɾ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æɾdeˈʃiːɾ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /aɾdaˈʃeɾ/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	اردشیر
Dari	اردشیر
Tajik	Ардашер (Ardašer)

اردشیر • (ardešêr)

a male given name, Ardeshir, Ardashir, or Ardasher, from Middle Persian
‏‎ ― ardešir-e dovvom ― Artaxerxes II