English Explanatory Dictionary

Zadracarta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. an Achaemenid city in Hyrcania

Word forms

Zadracarta

Etymology

From Latin Zadracarta, from Ancient Greek Ζαδρακάρτα (Zadrakárta), from Old Iranian. Compare Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”), Persian ساری (sâri, “Sari”), a city known for its abundant citrus fruits located in former Hyrcania, and Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (-kirt, -gird), a suffix forming city names.

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