Old Armenian

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Etymology

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A Southwestern Iranian borrowing, from the family of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠artaxšaçā⁠/). According to Ačaṙean, the immediate source of the Armenian is the unattested form *Artašas.

Proper noun

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Արտաշէս (Artašēs)

  1. a male given name, Artashes

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Արտաշես (Artašes)

References

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  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Արտաշէս”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 305
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, pages 28–29