Arsacid

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/ˈɑɹsəsɪd/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania

Similar
ArsaceanArsacianArshakuni
OriginLatin Arsacidēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης ← Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 →
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Meanings

adjectiveArsacid (not comparable)

alternative archaic Arsacide

  1. historicalnot comparableOf or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania
  2. historicalnot comparableOf or pertaining to the realms ruled by that dynasty
nounArsacid (plural Arsacids or Arsacidae)

plural Arsacids · plural Arsacidae · alternative archaic Arsacide

  1. historicalA member of the Arsacid dynasty

    Synonyms: Arsacean, Arsacian, Arshakuni

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Arsacid dynasty

Similar
ArsaceanArsacianArshakuni
Also see
arsaceanarsacianarsacidanarshakuni

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣
  2. Ancient GreekἈρσάκης“Arsaces”
  3. Ancient GreekἈρσακίδης
  4. LatinArsacidēs
  5. EnglishArsacid

From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης
  • Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs)member of the Arsacid dynasty
Arabic أَرْشَكِيّ, أَشْكَانِيّ
  • أَرْشَكِيّ (ʔaršakiyy)of or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • أَشْكَانِيّ (ʔaškāniyy)of or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • أَرْشَكِيّ (ʔaršakiyy)member of the Arsacid dynasty
  • أَشْكَانِيّ (ʔaškāniyy)member of the Arsacid dynasty
French arsacide, Arsacide
  • arsacideof or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • Arsacidemember of the Arsacid dynasty
Latin Arsacidēs
  • Arsacidēsmember of the Arsacid dynasty
Persian ارشکی, اشکانی
  • ارشکی (aršaki)of or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • اشکانی (aškâni)of or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • ارشکی (aršaki)of or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty
  • اشکانی (aškâni)of or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty
  • ارشکی (aršaki)member of the Arsacid dynasty
  • اشکانی (aškâni)member of the Arsacid dynasty
Portuguese arsácida
  • arsácidaof or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
Russian Аршаки́д
  • Аршаки́д (Aršakíd)member of the Arsacid dynasty
Turkish Arşaklı, Arşaklı
  • Arşaklıof or pertaining to the Arsacid dynasty
  • Arşaklıof or pertaining to the empire ruled by that dynasty
  • Arşaklımember of the Arsacid dynasty
  • Arşakimember of the Arsacid dynasty
  • Eşkanimember of the Arsacid dynasty

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ascaridacrasid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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