Meanings
Atropatene1
alternative Atropatena
- historicalAn ancient kingdom established by the satrap Atropates in the 4th century BC in northern Media (roughly corresponding to the modern-day region of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran); later a satrapy of the Parthian and Sasanian empires.
Synonyms: Atropatia, Atropatian Media, Atropatene Media, Media Atropatena, Media Atropatene, Ātṛpātakāna, Ādurbādagān
Atropatene2
- not comparableSynonym of Atropatian
[…] and Atropatene kings.
1980, Rivista storica dell'antichità, page 118Synonyms: Atropatian
plural Atropatenes
- Synonym of Atropatian
[…] (the Atropatenes, the Albanians and the Adiabenes), […]
1992, Journal of Ancient History2 more examples
[…] and as many from Ecbatana in Media, whereon ſome part the Atropatenes doe hold.
1634, The Historie of the World, page 122[…] the Atropatenes (300–200 BCE), and the Caucasian Albanians (4th century), […]
2023, Monuments and Identities in the Caucasus, page 359Synonyms: Atropatian
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn ancient kingdom established by the satrap Atropates in the 4th century BC in northern Media (roughly corresponding to the modern-day region of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran); later a satrapy of the Parthian and Sasanian empires.
adjectiveSynonym of Atropatian
nounSynonym of Atropatian
Origin
Atropatene · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁ter-
- Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥š
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-tó-s
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*paHtás
- Proto-Iranian*paHtáh
- Proto-Iranian*HaHtr̥paHtah
- Old Persian*Ātr̥pātah
- Ancient GreekἈτροπάτης (Atropátēs)
- Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνός (Atropatēnós)
- Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ)
- LatinĀtropatēnē
- Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ)
- EnglishAtropatene
Borrowed from Latin Ātropatēnē or directly from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ), feminine of Ἀτροπατηνός (Atropatēnós), from Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs, “Atropates”) + -ηνός (-ēnós).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Atropatene · adjective, noun
- Ancient GreekἈτροπατηνός
- LatinAtropatēnus
- EnglishAtropatene
From Latin Atropatēnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνός (Atropatēnós), from Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs, “Atropates”) + -ηνός (-ēnós). By surface analysis, Atropates + -ene.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή
- Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ)ancient kingdom
French Atropatène
- Atropatèneancient kingdom
Greek Ατροπατήνη
- Ατροπατήνη (Atropatíni)ancient kingdom
Italian Atropatene, Atropatena
- Atropateneancient kingdom
- Atropatenaancient kingdom
Latin Atropatēna
- Atropatēnaancient kingdom
Lithuanian Atropatena, Atropatėnė
- Atropatenaancient kingdom
- Atropatėnėancient kingdom
Persian آذربایجان
- آذربایجان (âzarbâyjân)ancient kingdom
Portuguese Atropatene
- Atropateneancient kingdom
Russian Атропате́на
- Атропате́на (Atropaténa)ancient kingdom
Spanish Atropatena
- Atropatenaancient kingdom
Turkish Atropatena, Medya Atropatena
- Atropatenaancient kingdom
- Medya Atropatenaancient kingdom
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Atropatene
Cite this entry
Atropatene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropatene
“Atropatene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropatene. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atropatene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropatene.
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