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Origin
- Old Iranian
- Ancient GreekἘκβάτανα
- LatinEcbatana
- EnglishEcbatana
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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Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα, Ἀγβάτανα
- Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana)capital of Media
- Ἀγβάτανα (Agbátana)capital of Media
French Ecbatane
- Ecbatanecapital of Media
German Ekbatana
- Ekbatanacapital of Media
Hebrew אחמתא
- אחמתא (akhmetá)capital of Media
Irish Eacbatana
- Eacbatanacapital of Media
Latin Ecbatana, Ecbatanas
- Ecbatanacapital of Media
- Ecbatanascapital of Media
- Ecbatanis Partiorumcapital of Media
Persian هگمتانه
- هگمتانه (hegmatâne)capital of Media
Portuguese Ecbátana
- Ecbátanacapital of Media
Russian Э̀кбата́на, Э̀кба́таны
- Э̀кбата́на (Èkbatána)capital of Media
- Э̀кба́таны (Èkbátany)capital of Media
- Екба́таны (Jekbátany)capital of Media
Spanish Ecbatana
- Ecbatanacapital of Media
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Ecbatana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecbatana
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“Ecbatana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecbatana. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ecbatana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ecbatana.
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