Ahvaz

English

Alternative forms

Ahwaz

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (Ahvâz), from Arabic أَهْوَاز‎ (ʾahwāz) and اَلْأَهْوَاز‎ (al-ʾahwāz), a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز‎ (sūq al-ʾahwāz), 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 south Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province.

Translations

city in Iran

Arabic: أَهْوَاز‎ (ʾahwāz), أَحْوَاز‎ (ʾaḥwāz)

Persian: اهواز‎ (fa) (ahvâz)

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