خشایارشا

Persian

Alternative forms

  • خشیارشا (xašayâršâ)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Xšayāršā⁠/, literally “ruler among kings”)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.ʃɑː.jɑːɾ.ʃɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xä.ʃɑː.jɑːɾ.ʃɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xä.ʃɔː.jɔːɾ.ʃɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? xašāyāršā
Dari reading? xašāyāršā
Iranian reading? xašâyâršâ
Tajik reading? xašoyoršo

Proper noun

خشایارشا • (xašāyāršā / xašâyâršâ) (Tajik spelling Хашоёршо)

  1. Xerxes, Ahasuerus
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