Zadracarta

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proper noun

an Achaemenid city in Hyrcania

OriginLatin Zadracarta ← Ancient Greek Ζαδρακάρτα ← Old Iranian →
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Meanings

proper nounZadracarta (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablean Achaemenid city in Hyrcania

Origin

  1. Old Iranian
  2. Ancient GreekΖαδρακάρτα
  3. LatinZadracarta
  4. EnglishZadracarta

From Latin Zadracarta, from Ancient Greek Ζαδρακάρτα (Zadrakárta), from Old Iranian. Compare Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”), Persian ساری (sâri, “Sari”), a city known for its abundant citrus fruits located in former Hyrcania, and Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (-kirt, -gird), a suffix forming city names.

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Zadracarta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zadracarta

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“Zadracarta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zadracarta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zadracarta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zadracarta.

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