Xerxes
English
/ˈzɜːk.siːz/, /ˈzɝksiːz/
proper noun
Definitions
- _I_of_Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
- _II_of_Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης derived 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
- Xerxean English
- Kserkses Finnish
- Serse Italian
- Ксеркс Russian
- Ξέρξης Ancient Greek
- Xerxis Old English
- خشايارشا Arabic
- Kserks Serbo-Croatian
- Ксеркс Serbo-Croatian
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Hebrew (modern)
- אחשורוש Hebrew (modern)
- חשיארש Hebrew (modern)
- ḫšꜣyꜣrwšꜣ Egyptian
- Ксеркс Ukrainian
- חשיארש Aramaic
- 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Old Persian