ܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ʾartaḥšaśt), Aramaic אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʾartaḥšast), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡀𐡓𐡕𐡇𐡔‬𐡎‬‬𐡔 (ʾrtḥšsš), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠artaxšaça⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔartˤaħʃeʃt]

Proper noun

ܐܪܛܚܫܫܬ • (ʾarṭaḥšešt)

1. (biblical) Artaxerxes
2. a male given name