Meanings
proper nounArtaxerxes (plural Artaxerxeses)
plural Artaxerxeses
- historicalThe name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Origin
- Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠“whose rule is through truth”
- Ancient GreekἈρταξέρξης
- LatinArtaxerxēs
- EnglishArtaxerxes
From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /R̥taxšaçāʰ/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).
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Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης
- Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)the name of several Persian kings
Arabic أَرْدَشِير
- أَرْدَشِير (ʔardašīr)the name of several Persian kings
French Artaxerxès
- Artaxerxèsthe name of several Persian kings
Greek Αρταξέρξης
- Αρταξέρξης (Artaxérxis)the name of several Persian kings
Hebrew אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא
- אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (artakhshásta)the name of several Persian kings
Hindi अर्तक्षयर्ष, अर्तक्षयार्ष
- अर्तक्षयर्ष (artakṣayarṣ)the name of several Persian kings
- अर्तक्षयार्ष (artakṣayārṣ)the name of several Persian kings
- अर्दशेर (ardaśer)the name of several Persian kings
- अर्दख़्शेर (ardaxśer)the name of several Persian kings
Italian Artaserse
- Artasersethe name of several Persian kings
Latin Artaxerxēs
- Artaxerxēsthe name of several Persian kings
Polish Artakserkses
- Artakserksesthe name of several Persian kings
Portuguese Artaxerxes
- Artaxerxesthe name of several Persian kings
Russian Артаксе́ркс
- Артаксе́ркс (Artaksérks)the name of several Persian kings
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Artaxerxes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artaxerxes
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“Artaxerxes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artaxerxes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Artaxerxes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artaxerxes.
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