Ἀρτακάμας

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Persian *R̥takāma (wishing for Arta).[1][2]

Proper noun[edit]

Ἀρτακάμας (Artakámasm (genitive Ἀρτακάμου); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Artacamas, satrap of Greater Phrygia

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: Ἀρτακάμας (Artakámas)
  • Latin: Artacamas

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtakāma-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 212
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1476. *Ṛtakāma-”, 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 296

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