Ἰαξάρτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of Indo-Iranian origin. Compare Sanskrit क्षरति (kṣarati, “to flow, stream, trickle”), which shares the same ultimate source as the first element of the Persian descendant (sirdaryâ).[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ak.sár.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/

Proper noun

Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης • (Iaxártēs) m (genitive Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου); first declension

Iaxartes, the ancient name of the Syr Darya river

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης; τοῦ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης ho Iaxártēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου toû Iaxártou
Dative	τῷ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτῃ tôi Iaxártēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτην tòn Iaxártēn
Vocative	Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτᾰ Iaxárta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: Iaxartēs

References

Ancient India as Described by Ptolemy. (1885). India: Thacker, Spink, & Company, p. 280