ܣܪܚܕܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒀸 (/⁠Aššur-aḫa-iddina⁠/, literally “Ashur has given me a brother”); compare Arabic آسَرْحَدُّون (ʔāsarḥaddūn) and Hebrew אֵסַרְחַדֹּן (esarkhadón).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sar.xad.duːn]

Proper noun

ܣܲܪܚܲܕܘܼܢ • (sarḥadūn) m

1. Esarhaddon, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 681 BC to 669 BC
2. a male given name