Parthian

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Etymology

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Cognate with or borrowed from Middle Persian *Aršak, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/).

Proper noun

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𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Aršak)

  1. a male given name, Arshak

References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1986) “Some Names from Nisa”, in Peredneaziatskij sbornik. IV. Drevnjaja i srednevekovaja istorija i filologija stran Perednevo i Srednevo Vostoka[1], Moscow: Nauka, page 106