Eskandar
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Eskandar is a Persian and Arabic form of the name Alexander, commonly used in historical and literary contexts to refer to Alexander the Great.
Aliases (4)
- Iskandar ×3
- Iskander ×2
- Iskander Harappa ×1
- Skandar ×1
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic masculine given name
→
Persian masculine given name → form of name → given name → |
| appearsIn |
Islamic historiography
→
Persian epic literature → |
| associatedWithCulture |
Arabic culture
→
Persian culture → |
| equivalentNameInEnglish |
Alexander
→
|
| hasGender |
masculine
→
|
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
→
Persian → |
| hasOrigin |
Greek name Alexandros
→
|
| hasPopularity |
common in historical texts
→
less common in modern everyday use → |
| hasTransliteration |
اسکندر
→
|
| hasVariant |
Iskandar
→
Iskander → Skandar → |
| isFormOf |
Alexander
→
|
| linkedToHistoricalFigure |
Macedonian king Alexander III
→
|
| refersTo |
Alexander the Great
→
|
| roleInLiterature |
conqueror
→
heroic figure → |
| semanticField |
defender of men
→
|
| usedInContext |
historical
→
literary → |
| usedInLanguageCommunity |
Afghan
→
Arab → Iranian → Tajik → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Eskandar
("Iskandar")
→
Eskandar ("Skandar") → Eskandar ("Iskander") → |
hasVariant |
|
Alessandro
("Iskandar")
→
|
cognate |
|
Iskander Mirza
("Iskander")
→
|
givenName |
|
Shame
("Iskander Harappa")
→
|
hasCharacter |
|
Aleksander
("Iskandar")
→
|
isCognateWith |
|
Alexander
→
|
variant |