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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