Ἐκβάτανα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ᾰ̓γβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ (Agbátana) — Epic

Etymology

From Old Median; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eɡ.bá.ta.na/ → /eɡˈβa.ta.na/ → /eɡˈva.ta.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eɡ.bá.ta.na/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eɡˈba.ta.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɡˈβa.ta.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eɡˈva.ta.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eɡˈva.ta.na/

Proper noun

Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ • (Ekbátana) n pl (genitive Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων); second declension

1. Ecbatana

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ; τῶν Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ tà Ekbátana
Genitive	τῶν Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων tôn Ekbatánōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νοις toîs Ekbatánois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ tà Ekbátana
Vocative	Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ Ekbátana
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Εκβάτανα (Ekvátana)
• Latin: Ecbatana, Ecbatanas

References

• Ἐκβάτανα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
• “ECBATANA”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, (Can we date this quote?)