Atropates
/əˈtɹɒpətiːz/
Atropates 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.
Proper noun
Atropates
- 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.
Atropates meaning in Sanskrit and Persian
Atropates in Sanskrit
- Translations
- आतृपात ātṛpāta
Atropates in Persian
- Translations
- آذرباد âzarbâd
Origin of Atropates
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”).
Words formed from Atropates
Questions about Atropates
- What does Atropates mean?
- Atropates means 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.
- What is Atropates in Sanskrit?
- Atropates in Sanskrit is आतृपात (ātṛpāta). See Atropates meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is Atropates?
- Atropates is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Atropates?
- Atropates is pronounced /əˈtɹɒpətiːz/.
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