ἄγγαρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The exact source is unknown. Not from Akkadian 𒇽𒂠𒂷 (LU2.ḪUN.GA2 /⁠agru⁠/, hired man). Maybe from Old Persian *angarā (missive, letter), a reconstructed word which is from Aramaic *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡀 (*’engarā), form of *𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀 (*’engartā), variant of 𐡀𐡂𐡓‬𐡕𐡀 (’iggartā), 𐡀𐡍‬𐡂𐡓𐡕‬𐡀 (’engirtā, missive, letter; contract), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄈𒌅 (egirtu, inscribed tablet; oracle of fate, ambiguous wording; contract, bound deal), from 𒄃 (egēru, to be difficult, to be twisted or locked together; to have a twisted tongue, to be unable to speak against an order).[1]

Or from Old Persian *hankarah (messenger).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἄγγᾰρος (ángarosm (genitive ἀγγᾰ́ρου); second declension

  1. Persian mounted courier, for carrying royal dispatches

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄγγαρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 511

Further reading

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