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Etymology
From L. #Latin|Cyrus < AGr. polytonic|�ῦ�ο� (Kuros) < OP. ����� (kuruš). As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Greek kyrios "lord".

Proper noun
Cyrus

1. Ancient king of Persia, also mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. 36:22, etc).
2. given name|male|from Persian|.

Translations

trans-top|ancient king of Persia
Aramaic: ��רש
Ancient Greek: polytonic|�ῦ�ο� (Kuros) m
Hebrew: ��רש (koresh)
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Latin: #Latin|Cyrus
Persian: ک�ر�ش بزرگ
Old Persian: ����� (kuruš)
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trans-top|male given name
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References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Pres 2001.

Latin

Proper noun
Cyrus

1. #English|Cyrus

de:Cyrus
it:Cyrus
la:Cyrus
ru:Cyrus
sr:Cyrus

• 2007-11-09 15:51 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Ancient Greek]], trans link [[Old Persian]]

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