Sinatruces

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sinatruces, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Σινατρούκης (Sinatroúkēs), Σανατρούκιος (Sanatroúkios), a further borrowing from Middle Iranian. Akin to Aramaic 𐡎𐡍𐡕𐡓𐡅𐡊 (sntrwk), Hatran Aramaic 𐣮𐣭𐣨𐣣𐣥𐣲 (snṭrwq), Arabic سَاطِرُون (sāṭirūn), Old Armenian Սանատրուկ (Sanatruk), Iranian borrowings.

The name is only attested since the Parthian period. According to Henning, it is derived from Old Iranian *sāna-taru-ka- (“enemy-conquering”).^[1] Alternatively, Eilers suggests Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Aramaic santū(ā) (senator) and Middle Iranian -ūk.^[2]

Proper noun

Sinatruces

A male given name mostly popular in West Asia in Parthian period.

References

^ Henning, W. B. (1958) “Mitteliranisch”, in Iranistik: 1. Abschnitt – Linguistik (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung; 4) (in German), Leiden and Köln: E. J. Brill, page 41, footnote 1
^ The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3, edition 1, Cambridge University Press, 1986, page 491, note 3

Anagrams

securitans, unscariest

[1] Henning, W. B. (1958) “Mitteliranisch”, in Iranistik: 1. Abschnitt – Linguistik (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung; 4) (in German), Leiden and Köln: E. J. Brill, page 41, footnote 1

[2] The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3, edition 1, Cambridge University Press, 1986, page 491, note 3

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