Achaemenian

American  

[ak-uh-mee-nee-uhn] / ˌæk əˈmi ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Achaemenids or their language, as recorded in cuneiform inscriptions.

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Etymology

Origin of Achaemenian

1710–20; < Latin Achaemeni ( us ) (< Greek Achaimén ( ēs ) Achaemenes + Latin -ius adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

These are places where Zoroastrian Iranian kings once ruled, like the Achaemenian, Parthian and Sasanian dynasties.

From BBC

We can only infer from the colossal character of the earth-works which surround the modern town, that, like the similar remains at Bost on the Helmund and at Ulan Robat of Arachosia, they belong to that period of Central-Asian history which preceded the rise of Achaemenian power, and which in Grecian romance is illustrated by the names of Bacchus, of Hercules and of Semiramis.

From Project Gutenberg

It was now easy to search the list of the Achaemenian dynasty and to find three names which would suit the conditions, and the three which he ventured to select were Hystaspes, Darius, Xerxes.

From Project Gutenberg

He further proved that the terminations or suffixes of words in the Assyrian texts agreed with those of the third Achaemenian system, an indication that the language was the same as well as the script.

From Project Gutenberg

He also maintained that while the first system of writing was alphabetic, the second was syllabic, and the third ideographic, and that as the inscriptions were found in Persia and on the buildings of the Achaemenian kings, the text which always comes first must represent the language of ancient Persia, which he identified, though erroneously, with Zend.

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