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Σατιβαρζάνης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian *Šyātibr̥zans.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Σᾰτῐβᾰρζᾰ́νης (Satibarzánēsm (genitive Σᾰτῐβᾰρζᾰ́νου); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Satibarzanes
    1. chamberlain of Artaxerxes I
    2. a eunuch who lived during the early reign of Artaxerxes II
    3. a satrap of Aria and supporter of Bessus

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Σατιβαρζάνης (Sativarzánis)
  • Latin: Satibarzanēs

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1637. *Šātibṛzana-”, 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 318
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*šyātibrzana-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 231