Ἀριαμάζης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from an early Sogdian cognate of Old Persian *Aryamazaʰ (Iranian greatness).[1][2]

Proper noun

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Ἀριαμάζης (Ariamázēsm (genitive Ἀριαμάζου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Sogdian Ariamazes, Sogdian chief

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Ἀριαμάζης (Ariamázēs)
  • Latin: Ariamazēs

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*aryamazah-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 40
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) 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 514

Further reading

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