Eskandar

E38043

Eskandar is a Persian and Arabic form of the name Alexander, commonly used in historical and literary contexts to refer to Alexander the Great.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Iskandar 8
Iskander 5
Eskandar canonical 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 language
surface form: Persian
hasOrigin Alexandros (Greek)
surface form: Greek name Alexandros
hasPopularity common in historical texts
less common in modern everyday use
hasTransliteration Alexander
surface form: اسکندر
hasVariant Eskandar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iskandar

Eskandar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iskander

Eskandar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Skandar
isFormOf Alexander
linkedToHistoricalFigure Alexander the Great
surface form: Macedonian king Alexander III
refersTo Alexander the Great
roleInLiterature conqueror
heroic figure
semanticField defender of men
usedInContext historical
literary
usedInLanguageCommunity Afghan
Arabs
surface form: Arab

Iranian
Tajiks
surface form: Tajik

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander variant Eskandar
Shame hasCharacter Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskander Harappa
Alessandro cognate Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Eskandar hasVariant Eskandar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Eskandar hasVariant Eskandar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Skandar
Eskandar hasVariant Eskandar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Iskander
Iskander Mirza givenName Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskander
Aleksander isCognateWith Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Alexandre (Portuguese) hasVariant Eskandar
subject surface form: Alexandre
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Alexandros (Greek) cognate Eskandar
subject surface form: Alexandros
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Alexandros hasVariant Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Aleksandr isCognateWith Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskandar
Prithviraj Kapoor notableWork Eskandar
this entity surface form: Sikandar
Iskander Ali Mirza givenName Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskander
Herzen pseudonym Eskandar
subject surface form: Alexander Herzen
this entity surface form: Iskander
Louis Couperus notableWork Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskander
Qara Qoyunlu notableRuler Eskandar
this entity surface form: Iskandar