Ἀρύηνις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From a Lydian cognate of Hittite 𒂖 (arawanni-, free, as opposed to enslaved, unfree)[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἀρύηνις (Arúēnisf (genitive Ἀρύηνιος); second declension

  1. Aryenis, the wife of Astyages

Descendants

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  • Greek: Ἀρύηνις (Arúēnis)
  • Latin: Aryenis

References

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  1. ^ Weeks, David Michael (1985) Hittite Vocabulary:An Anatolian Appendix to Buck’s Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages, Los Angeles: University Microfilms, page 222
  2. ^ Puhvel, Jaan (1984) Hittite Etymological Dictionary, De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, pages 119-120

Further reading

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