"Ahvaz" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Persian اهواز (ahvâz), from Arabic أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz) and اَلْأَهْوَاز (al-ʔahwāz), a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز (sūq al-ʔahwāz), a calque of Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār (literally “the market of Khuzestan”), name of a major town in Sassanian-era Khuzestan; see Khuzestan for more. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|اهواز|tr=ahvâz}} Persian اهواز (ahvâz), {{der|en|ar|أَهْوَاز}} Arabic أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz), {{m|ar|اَلْأَهْوَاز}} اَلْأَهْوَاز (al-ʔahwāz), {{m|ar|سُوق الْأَهْوَاز}} سُوق الْأَهْوَاز (sūq al-ʔahwāz), {{der|en|pal||Hūǰestān-vāčār|lit=the market of Khuzestan}} Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār (literally “the market of Khuzestan”), {{m|en|Khuzestan}} Khuzestan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ahvaz
  1. A city in southern Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province. Categories (place): Cities in Iran, Places in Iran Synonyms: Ahwaz Translations (city in Iran): أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz) (Arabic), أَحْوَاز (ʔaḥwāz) (Arabic), 阿瓦士 (Āwǎshì) (Chinese Mandarin), अहवाज़ (ahvāz) [masculine] (Hindi), اهواز (ahvâz) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Ahvaz-en-name-OhEl45VJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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