Ashk

Ashk (Persian: اشک‎) is an ancient male given name of Iranian origin. It also appears as Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 Aršaka, Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 Aršak, Armenian: Արշակ, or Arsaces (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης).

The name was held by the first kings of the Parthian (Arsacid) dynasty, as well as some Armenians.

Places

Arshak or Asaak, a capital city of Parthian Empire

People

Arshak II of Arsacid Armenia
Arshak or Artaxias I of Iberia
Arshak II of Iberia
Ashk Dahlén (born 1972), Swedish Iranologist and linguist
Ibrahim Khan Gauri, pen name Ashk

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External links

Arsacid Empire - About the name "Ashk"

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