Ἄμηστρις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Persian *Amāstrī.[1]

Proper noun

Ἄμηστρις • (Ámēstris) f (genitive Ἄμηστριδος); ? declension

  1. a female given name, Amestris, from Old Persian

Descendants

  • Greek: Ἄμηστρις (Ámistris)
  • → Latin: Amēstris

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011), Iranische Personennamen in der griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. (Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band 5, Faszikel 5A) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pages 70-71

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