Etymology

Ecbatana

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Today it means: The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings. Full definition →

Latin Ecbatana ← Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα ← Old Iranian
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  1. Old Iranian · derived from
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘκβάτανα
  3. Latin · borrowed fromEcbatana
  4. English todayEcbatana

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.

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