"اصفهان" meaning in Ottoman Turkish

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Proper name

Forms: isfahan [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), from earlier سِپَاهَان (sipāhān), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Old Persian *spādānah (“army”) or *spādānām (“of the armies”), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (s-p-a-d /⁠spādaʰ⁠/, “army”), from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH (“army”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ota|fa-cls|اِصْفَهَان}} Borrowed from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), {{der|ota|pal|-|tr=spāhān}} Middle Persian, {{der|ota|peo|*spādānah|t=army}} Old Persian *spādānah (“army”), {{der|ota|ira-pro|*cwáHdaH|t=army}} Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH (“army”) Head templates: {{head|ota|proper noun|tr=isfahan}} اصفهان • (isfahan)
  1. Isfahan (a major city in Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736) Categories (place): Cities in Iran, Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-اصفهان-ota-name-H8qKdsyt Categories (other): Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Former capitals, Isfahan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 24 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 27 2 3
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