Ἰαξάρτης

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Of Indo-Iranian origin. Compare Sanskrit क्षरति (kṣarati, to flow, stream, trickle), which shares the same ultimate source as the first element of the Persian descendant سیردریا (sirdaryâ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης (Iaxártēsm (genitive Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου); first declension

  1. Iaxartes, the ancient name of the Syr Darya river

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Iaxartēs

References

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  1. ^ Ancient India as Described by Ptolemy. (1885). India: Thacker, Spink, & Company, p. 280

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