Ἀρταΰντης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎠𐎺𐎠 (a-r-t-a-v-a, “truthful, righteous”).[1][2]

Proper noun

Ἀρταΰντης • (Artaǘntēs) m (genitive Ἀρταΰντεω); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian Artauntes, name of several Persian generals

Descendants

  • Greek: Ἀρταΰντης (Artav̈́ntis)
  • → Latin: Artauntēs

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975), “*rtavanta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 217
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007), “4.2.1520. *Ṛtavanta-”, 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 303

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