Arsaces

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US/ˈɑɹsəˌsiz/US/ɑɹˈseɪsiz/UK/ˈɑːsəˌsiz/UK/ɑːˈseɪsiz/

proper noun

The dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty.

OriginLatin Arsacēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης ← Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty.

    Further west, between Bactria and the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, Parthyaea, a vast region corresponding to the northeast of Iran, was invaded by a nomadic population under a chief named Arsaces.

    2008, Francois Chamoux, Hellenistic Civilization, →ISBN, page 80

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣
  2. Ancient GreekἈρσάκης
  3. LatinArsacēs
  4. EnglishArsaces

Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/); see there for more.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης
  • Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs)dynastic name
Arabic أَرْشَك
  • أَرْشَك (ʔaršak)dynastic name
French Arsace
  • Arsacedynastic name
Hindi अर्शक
  • अर्शक (arśak)dynastic name
Italian Arsace
  • Arsacedynastic name
Latin Arsacēs
  • Arsacēsdynastic name
Persian ارشک, اشک
  • ارشک (aršak)dynastic name
  • اشک (ašk)dynastic name
Portuguese Arsaces
  • Arsacesdynastic name
Russian Арша́к
  • Арша́к (Aršák)dynastic name
Turkish Arşak
  • Arşakdynastic name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sarcase
Cite this entry
APA

Arsaces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsaces

MLA

“Arsaces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsaces. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arsaces,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arsaces.

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