Gobryas

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proper noun

Any of several notable ancient Persian noblemen

OriginLatin Gobryās ← Ancient Greek Γοβρύᾱς ← Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 →
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Meanings

proper nounGobryas (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAny of several notable ancient Persian noblemen

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺
  2. Ancient GreekΓοβρύᾱς
  3. LatinGobryās
  4. EnglishGobryas

Borrowed from Latin Gobryās, from Ancient Greek Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúās), from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 (g-u-b-ru-u-v /⁠Gaub(a)ruva?⁠/); see Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúās) for more.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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