"مازندران" meaning in Persian

See مازندران in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [mɑː.zan.da.ˈɾɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [mɔː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɔ́ːn] (note: Hazaragi), [mɒː.zæn̪.d̪æ.ɹɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [ mɒː.zæn̪.d̪e.ɹɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [mɔ.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Audio: Mazandaran.ogg Forms: mâzandarân [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “the gate or the valley of the giants” from مازن (mâzan) + در (dar) + ـان (-ân), from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mazaⁱniia, “giant”). The name has been used in Shahnameh to refer to a land inhabited by divs (daevas) and sorcerers and is difficult to conquer. On the other hand, after Muslim invasion of Persia, the region of Tabaristan remained unconquered for a relatively long period of time, which was later called (and mistaken for) Mazandaran. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the gate or the valley of the giants}} “the gate or the valley of the giants”, {{lit|the gate or the valley of the giants}} Literally, “the gate or the valley of the giants”, {{af|fa|مازن|در|ـان|tr1=mâzan|tr2=dar|tr3=-ân}} مازن (mâzan) + در (dar) + ـان (-ân), {{der|fa|ae|𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀|t=giant}} Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mazaⁱniia, “giant”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun||||||<small>[Term?]</small>||<small>[Term?]</small>|head=|id=|tr=mâzandarân|tr2=|tr3=}} مازندران • (mâzandarân), {{fa-proper noun|tr=mâzandarân}} مازندران • (mâzandarân)
  1. Tabaristan, Tapuria
    Sense id: en-مازندران-fa-name-Dly2zOJ9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms suffixed with ـان Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 33 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 28 5 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 59 27 14 Disambiguation of Persian terms suffixed with ـان: 64 25 11
  2. (Iranian mythology) Mazandaran (a land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta) Tags: Iranian
    Sense id: en-مازندران-fa-name-okOcLgy- Categories (other): Iranian mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. Mazandaran (a northern province of Iran) Categories (place): Places in Iran, Provinces of Iran, Provinces of Iran
    Sense id: en-مازندران-fa-name-WHB5sbnW Disambiguation of Provinces of Iran: 11 9 79 Categories (other): Persian terms with collocations, Mazandaran Province, Iran
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: مازندرانی (mâzandarâni)
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