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Xerxes

UK/ˈzɜːk.siːz//ˈzɝksiːz/

Xerxes proper noun: xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.

Proper noun

Xerxes (plural Xerxeses)

  1. (historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
  2. (historical) Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
  3. A male given name from Old Persian mainly applied to historical and fictional characters.

Xerxes meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Sanskrit

Xerxes in Hindi

Xerxes I of Persia
क्षयार्ष प्रथम kṣayārṣ pratham, ख़शायर प्रथम xaśāyar pratham
Xerxes II of Persia
क्षयार्ष द्वितीय kṣayārṣ dvitīya, ख़शायर द्वितीय xaśāyar dvitīya
given name
क्षयार्ष kṣayārṣ, ख़शायर xaśāyar

Xerxes in Tamil

நாயகரில் நாயகன்

Xerxes in Marathi

Xerxes I of Persia
खशायर प्रथम khaśāyar pratham
Xerxes II of Persia
खशायर द्वितीय khaśāyar dvitīy
given name
खशायर khaśāyar

Xerxes in Sanskrit

Xerxes I of Persia
क्षयर्ष प्रथम kṣayarṣa prathama
Xerxes II of Persia
क्षयर्ष द्वितीय kṣayarṣa dvitīya
given name
क्षयार्ष kṣayārṣa
More languagesFewer languages
Xerxes in Arabic
خْشَايَارْشَا ḵšāyāršā, خَرْخَس ḵarḵas, أحشويروش
Xerxes in Indonesian
Ahasyweros
Xerxes in Persian
خشایارشا xašâyâršâ, خشایار xašâyâr

Forms of Xerxes

pluralXerxeses

Origin of Xerxes

From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Xšayāršā⁠/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Ahasuerus.

Words formed from Xerxes

Questions about Xerxes

What does Xerxes mean?
Xerxes means xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
What is Xerxes in Hindi?
Xerxes in Hindi is क्षयार्ष प्रथम (kṣayārṣ pratham), ख़शायर प्रथम (xaśāyar pratham), क्षयार्ष द्वितीय (kṣayārṣ dvitīya). See Xerxes meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Xerxes?
Xerxes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Xerxes?
Xerxes is pronounced /ˈzɜːk.siːz/ (UK).

Words near Xerxes in the dictionary

  1. xertzing
  2. xerulin
  3. xerult
  4. xerults
  5. Xerxean
  6. Xerxes
  7. Xerxeses
  8. Xerénte
  9. Xes
  10. Xes out
  11. xestoquinone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Xerxes (page history and authors); Xerxes (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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