خشايارشا

Arabic

proper noun

Definitions

Xerxes, Ahasuerus

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (ruler among kings).

Origin

Old Persian

𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠

Gloss

ruler among kings

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ξέρξης Ancient Greek
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Hebrew (modern)
אחשורוש Hebrew (modern)
חשיארש Hebrew (modern)
ḫšꜣyꜣrwšꜣ Egyptian
חשיארש Aramaic
𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Old Persian