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Vinony

Artaxerxes

proper noun

  1. King of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɑːtə(ɡ)ˈzɜːksiːz/

name

Etymology: From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).

  1. The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.