# Ecbatana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɛkˈbætənə/

## Definitions
1. The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.

## Etymology
From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ecbatana