Artaxerxes
/ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia. historical
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).