Ahvaz

English

Alternative forms

Ahwaz

Etymology

From Persian (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.

Proper noun

Ahvaz

A city in southern Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province.

Translations

city in Iran

Arabic: أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz), أَحْوَاز (ʔaḥwāz)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿瓦士 (zh) (Āwǎshì)
Hindi: अहवाज़ m (ahvāz)
Persian: اهواز (fa) (ahvâz)

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