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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bactrian, from Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH (literally shining, radiant, brilliant),[1][2][3] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ (moon). Doublet of λῠ́χνος (lúkhnos, lamp).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nēf (genitive Ῥωξᾱ́νης); first declension

  1. Roxana (wife of Cambyses II)
  2. Roxana (wife of Alexander the Great)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "RHOXANE i. THE NAME" in Encyclopædia Iranica, April 6, 2018
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rauxšnā̆”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 202
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1391. *Rauxšna”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 285

Further reading

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024