Achaemenes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɛməniːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Achaemenes.wav

Word forms

Achaemenes Achæmenes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achaemenes, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxāmaniš). Doublet of Hakhamanish and Hakhamanesh.

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