Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Scythian *aza (leader) (cf. Khotanese hinajha (commander of army)).[1]

Cognate with Gandhari 𐨀𐨩 (aya).

Proper noun

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Ἄζης (Ázēsm (genitive Ἄζου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Scythian: Azes, the name of two Indo-Scythian kings

References

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  1. ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406