Artaxerxes

//ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz// name

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  1. 1
    The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia. historical

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artaxerxes iartaxerxes ii

Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašir).

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