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Ecbatana

Ecbatana

See also: Ecbátana

English

Proper noun

Ecbatana

(historical) Ancient city in Iran on the site of modern Hamadan. The capital of Media and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

Translations

city in Iran

Ancient Greek: Ἐκβάτανα n ‎(Ekbátana), Ἀγβάτανα n ‎(Agbátana)
Aramaic:
Armenian: Եկբատան ‎(Ekbatan)
Old Armenian: Եկբատան ‎(Ekbatan), Ահմատան ‎(Ahmatan)
German: Ekbatana n
Hebrew:
Latin: Ecbatana f
Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 ‎(Ahmadān)

Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 ‎(Ha(n)gmatāna)
Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 ‎(ʾhmtn [Ahmadān])
Portuguese: Ecbátana
Russian: Э̀кбата́на f ‎(Èkbatána), (archaic) Э̀кба́таны pl ‎(Èkbátany), (archaic) Екба́таны pl ‎(Jekbátany)
Spanish: Ecbatana f

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα ‎(Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 ‎(Ha(n)gmatāna, “Ecbatana”).

Proper noun

Ecbatana f

(historical) Ecbatana (city in Iran)