Narses

English

Alternative forms

Narseus (Latin)
Narseh, Narsah, Narse (Middle Persian)
Nersi, Narsi (Persian)
Nerses, Nerseh (Armenian)
Narsai, Narsay (Syriac)
Nerse (Georgian)
Nairyosangha (Avestan)
Narsieh

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩‎ (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅‎ (nryshw), see it for more.

Proper noun

Narses

a male given name of historical usage

Translations

given name

Arabic: نَرْسِي‎‎ (narsī)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܢܪܣܝ‎‎ (Narsay)
Armenian:
Old Armenian: Ներսեհ (Nerseh), Ներսէս (Nersēs)
Avestan: 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀‎‎ (nairiiō saŋha)
Georgian: ნერსე (nerse)

Greek:
Ancient: Ναρσῆς (Narsês)
Latin: Narseus, Narses
Middle Persian: 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩‎‎ (Narsah, Narseh, Narsē), nlsyh (Narsēh)
Parthian: 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅‎‎ (Narsaxw)
Persian: نرسه‎‎ (narseh), نرسی‎‎ (nersi)
Portuguese: Narses m

Anagrams

Nasers, Nasser, RNases, Saners, Sernas, Snares, sarsen, snares

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναρσής (Narsḗs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.seːs/

Proper noun

Narsēs m (genitive Narsis); third declension

The king of the Parthians under Diocletian

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Narsēs
genitive	Narsis
dative	Narsī
accusative	Narsem
ablative	Narse
vocative	Narsēs

References

Narses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Narses in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Portuguese

Proper noun

Narses m

a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Narses, notably borne by a Byzantine general

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