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artaxerxes

/ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
ar-tax-erx-es
IPA
/ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Artaxerxēs, Ἀρταξέρξης, 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/

Inflected Forms

Artaxerxeses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Ardashir Ardeshir Artaxias Artashes Ardashes

Questions

How do you pronounce artaxerxes?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/.
What does artaxerxes mean?
The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Where does artaxerxes come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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