Meanings
proper noun
- A Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest.
Origin
- 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)
- LatinAtropatē
- EnglishAtropates
Learned borrowing from Latin Atropatēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).
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Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης
- Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs)Translations
French Atropate, Atropatès
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- AtropatèsTranslations
Greek Ατροπάτης
- Ατροπάτης (Atropátis)Translations
Italian Atropate
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Latin Atropatēs
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Persian آذرباد
- آذرباد (âzarbâd)Translations
Russian Атропат
- Атропат (Atropat)Translations
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APA
Atropates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropates
MLA
“Atropates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropates. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atropates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atropates.
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