حران

Arabic

Root
ح ر ر (ḥ-r-r)

Etymology

From حَرَّ (ḥarra, to become hot) + ـَان (-ān)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħar.raːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) (feminine حَرَّى (ḥarrā) or حَرَّانَة (ḥarrāna), masculine plural حِرَار (ḥirār) or حَرَّانُون (ḥarrānūn))

  1. thirsty
    Synonyms: عَطْشَان (ʕaṭšān), ظَمْآن (ẓamʔān)

Declension

Proper noun

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) f

  1. Harran (a town and district in Şanlıurfa province, Turkey)

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: حران (harran)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ر ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَرَّان (ḥarrān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħar.raːn/

Adjective

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) (feminine حَرَّانة (ḥarrāna), common plural حَرَّانين (ḥarrānīn))

  1. feeling hot, feeling the heat
    Antonym: بَرْدان (bardān)

Proper noun

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) f

  1. Harran (a city in Turkey)

Ottoman Turkish

Harran district

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرَّان (ḥarrān). This town was known as Carrhae in antiquity.

Proper noun

حران • (harran)

  1. Harran (a town and district in Şanlıurfa province, Turkey)

Descendants

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