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Iamblichus

Syllables: I·am·blich·us/aɪˈæmblɪkəs/

Iamblichus proper noun: a male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage.

Proper noun

Iamblichus

  1. A male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage.
    1. Iamblichus (c. 245 – c. 325), a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher.

Origin of Iamblichus

Borrowed from Latin Iamblichus, from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū), perhaps originally a causative form of the verb מלך (mlk, “to rule”).

Words formed from Iamblichus

Questions about Iamblichus

What does Iamblichus mean?
Iamblichus means a male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage.
What part of speech is Iamblichus?
Iamblichus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Iamblichus?
Iamblichus is pronounced /aɪˈæmblɪkəs/.

Words near Iamblichus in the dictionary

  1. iambize
  2. iambized
  3. iambizes
  4. iambizing
  5. Iamblichean
  6. Iamblichus
  7. iambographer
  8. iambographers
  9. iambs
  10. iambus
  11. iambuses

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