Ecbatana

See also: Ecbátana

English

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈbætənə/

Proper noun

Ecbatana

1. (historical) The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

Related terms

• Hamadan

Translations

capital of Media

• Akkadian: 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 (^kurA-gam-ta-nu)
• Ancient Greek: Ἐκβάτανα n (Ekbátana), Ἀγβάτανα n (Agbátana)
• Aramaic: אַחְמְתָא
• Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan)

  Old Armenian: Եկբատան (Ekbatan), Ահմատան (Ahmatan)

• German: Ekbatana n
• Hebrew: אחמתא (he) m (akhmetá)
• Latin: Ecbatana f, Ecbatanas, Ecbatanis Partiorum
• Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān)
• Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna)
• Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 (ʾhmtn [Ahmadān])
• Persian: هگمتانه (hegmatâne)
• Portuguese: Ecbátana
• Russian: Э̀кбата́на f (Èkbatána), (archaic) Э̀кба́таны pl (Èkbátany), (archaic) Екба́таны pl (Jekbátany)
• Spanish: Ecbatana f

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ekˈba.ta.na/, [ɛɡˈbät̪änä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈba.ta.na/, [ekˈbäːt̪änä]

Proper noun

Ecbatana n pl (genitive Ecbatanōrum); second declension

1. Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Ecbatana
Genitive	Ecbatanōrum
Dative	Ecbatanīs
Accusative	Ecbatana
Ablative	Ecbatanīs
Vocative	Ecbatana
Locative	Ecbatanīs

References

• “Ecbatana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ecbatana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).

Proper noun

Ecbatana f

1. (historical) Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)