Ὠβαρις
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Οἰβάρης (Oibárēs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian *Vaʰubara (literally “bringing what is good”)[1].
Proper noun
Ὠβαρις • (Ōbaris) m (genitive Ὠβαρου); third declension
- A male given name from Old Persian: Obaris
Descendants
- Greek: Ὠβαρις (Ὠvaris)
- → Latin: Ōbaris
References
- Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “4.2.1827. *Vaubara-”, 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 341