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Xerxes.

Xerxes (name of various Persian emperors)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

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  1. Xerxes (name of various Persian emperors)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Xšayāršā⁠/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Assuero, via Hebrew.

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