Ephthalite

ephthalite English Etymology From en la Ephthalītēs, from en grc Ἐφθαλίτης, from grc 1 xbc:Ηβοδαλο grc:-ίτης. Pronunciation en /ˈɛfθəˌlaɪt/ Noun en Hephthalite. en 1653 The History of the Warres of the Emperour Justinian 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=s3FnAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3 Theſe Ephthalites are a Hunniſh Nation, but not mingled with other Hunnes, having no part of their Country bordering upon them; [...] en 1685 William Howel An Institution of General History London 44 https://books.google.com/books?id=uuVBAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA44 This Perozes was Valiant and Warlike, but with more Courage than Diſcretion made War againſt the Ephthalites, as Procopius, or Nephthalites as Agathias calls them, about their Boundaries. en 2025 Kenneth A. R. Kennedy God-Apes and Fossil Men: Paleoanthropology of South Asia 337 https://books.google.com/books?id=yBSaEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA337 The Kushanic unification of the valleys of the Oxus, Indus, and Ganges under one kingdom was broken by central Asian invaders, the Ephthalites, who destroyed the Buddhist monasteries and stupas, [...] Derived terms en Ephthalitic Adjective en Hephthalite. en Ephthalitic en 1764 A General History of the World 330 https://books.google.com/books?id=QmrpmMXbC1kC&pg=PA330 The Ephthalite Hunns, or Nephthalite, as Agathias ſtiles them, inhabited a rich country bordering to the north on Perſia, and at a great diſtance from the Sarmatian or Scythian Hunns, with whom they had no intercourſe, nor the leaſt reſemblance, either in their perſons or manners. en 1876 George Rawlinson The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy London https://books.google.com/books?id=BWOz7uXw9J4C&pg=PA427 427 They had extended their dominion over the great Ephthalite kingdom, partly by force of arms, partly through the treachery of Katulphus, an Ephthalite chieftain; [...] en 1955 Hermann Goetz The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba E. J. Brill Leiden 40 Without these affinities even the duration of the Ephthalite empire for one and a quarter centuries would be inexplicable. Further reading 2447751840 French Alternative forms fr Ephtalite Hephthalite Etymology From fr la Ephthalītēs, from fr grc Ἐφθαλίτης. Pronunciation Noun mfbysense en Ephthalite, en Hephthalite fr 1781 Histoire universelle 260 https://books.google.com/books?id=9wzNiBKRkooC&pg=PA260 Les Ephthalites de Procope, ou Huns Nephthalites d’Agathias, habitoient une riche contrée, ſituée près des frontieres ſeptentrionales de la Perſe. fr 1875 Précis de géographie historique universelle 2 286 https://books.google.com/books?id=1Sl30NdQwVUC&pg=PA286 Les Ephthalites ou Huns Blancs, établis entre le lac d’Aral, l’Oxus inférieur et la mer Caspienne, conservaient seuls encore leur indépendance. fr 1881 Encyclopédie du dix-neuvième siècle 125 https://books.google.com/books?id=wc19L8lvdS8C&pg=PA125 Il parvint à soumettre les Ephthalites ; mais son caractère inflexible et son penchant pour la nouveauté le rendirent bientôt redoutable aux Perses eux-mêmes. fr 2005 Les Sogdiens en Chine 276 https://books.google.xom/books?id=O44MAQAAMAAJ Et en 516, les Gaoju du roi Mi-e-tu [...] se réfugièrent en masse chez les Ephthalites après avoir été écrasés par les Ruanruan. Related terms fr ephthalite Latin Noun la proper noun form Ephthalītē m la Ephthalītēs abl//voc s