Arsaces
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /R̥šakaʰ/); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹsəˌsiz/, /ɑɹˈseɪsiz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːsəˌsiz/, /ɑːˈseɪsiz/
Proper noun
Arsaces
- (historical) The dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty.
- 2008, Francois Chamoux, Hellenistic Civilization, →ISBN, page 80:
- Further west, between Bactria and the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, Parthyaea, a vast region corresponding to the northeast of Iran, was invaded by a nomadic population under a chief named Arsaces.
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Translations
dynastic name
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /R̥šakaʰ/).
Proper noun
Arsaces
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Descendants
Further reading
- Arsaces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Arsaces m
- (historical) Arsaces (name of several Parthian and Armenian kings)