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نهاوند

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry pertains to the proper noun Nihawand, a city in Persia. It discusses its geographical location and etymological origins.

Derived headwords

نهاوندname
  1. 1.
    Nihawandboth

    A city located in the land of Jabal, south of Hamadan.

نوح آوندname
  1. 1.
    Nuh Avandclassical

    The original name of Nihawand, possibly derived from Noah who built it.

إينهاوندname
  1. 1.
    Inhavandclassical

    Another proposed original name for Nihawand.

Parallel reading

نهاوند، مثلثة النون، الفتح والكسر عن الصغاني، والضم عن "اللباب": د من بلاد الجبل جنوبي همذان
Nihawand, with a tri-vocalized noon, the fath and kasr according to al-Saghani, and the damma according to 'al-Lubab': a city from the lands of Jabal, south of Hamadan.
أصله: نوح آوند، لأنه بناها
Its origin is: Nuh Avand, because he built it.
أو أصله: إينهاوند
Or its origin is: Inhavand.