Ὠβαρις

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Persian *Vahubarah, from *vahuš (good) +‎ *barah (bearer).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Ὠβαρις (Ōbarism (genitive Ὠβαρου); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Obaris

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: Ὠβαρις (Ōbaris)
  • Latin: Ōbaris

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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