Ἀρτακάμας

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Persian *R̥takāma (wishing for Arta).[1][2]

Proper noun edit

Ἀρτακάμας (Artakámasm (genitive Ἀρτακάμου); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Artacamas, satrap of Greater Phrygia

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: Ἀρτακάμας (Artakámas)
  • Latin: Artacamas

References edit

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rtakāma-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 212
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1476. *Ṛtakāma-”, 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 296

Further reading edit