Nakhichevan

English

Alternative forms

• Nakhchivan, Naxcivan, Naxçivan (from Azerbaijani)
• Nachidsheuan
• Nakhijevan (from Armenian)
• Nakhchawan, Nakhchavan (from Old Armenian)
• Nakhitchevan
• Nakhjavan
• Nakhdjevan

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Armenian Նախճաւան (Naxčawan). The immediate source of the spelling Nakhichevan is Russian Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɑːxɪt͡ʃɪˈvɑːn/

Proper noun

Nakhichevan

1. An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan.
2. The capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
3. A historical city and historical district of Vaspurakan province, Armenia.

Derived terms

• Nakhichevan-on-Don

Translations

autonomous republic of Azerbaijan

• Arabic: نَاخِيتْشِيفَان m (naḵitšifān)
• Armenian: Նախիջևան (Naxiǰewan)
• Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan (az)
• Bulgarian: Нахичеван (Nahičevan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納希切萬／纳希切万 (zh) (Nàxīqièwàn)

• French: Nakhitchevan (fr) m
• Georgian: ნახიჩევანი (naxičevani), ნახიჭევანი (naxič̣evani), ნახჭევანი (naxč̣evani)
• German: Nachitschewan
• Greek: Ναχιτσεβάν (Nachitseván)
• Hebrew: נחיצ'יבאן
• Irish: an Nacaiseaváin f
• Japanese: ナヒチェヴァン (Nahichevan)
• Korean: 나히체반 (Nahicheban)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Naxçivan (ku)

• Persian: نخجوان (naxjavân, naxjevân, naxjovân)
• Portuguese: Nakhichevan m
• Russian: Нахичева́нь (ru) f (Naxičevánʹ)
• Spanish: Najicheván
• Turkish: Nahçıvan
• Western Panjabi: نخچیوان

capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

• Armenian: Նախիջեւան (Naxiǰewan)
• Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan (az)
• Georgian: ნახიჩევანი (naxičevani)
• Irish: Nacaiseaváin f
• Kumyk: Нахичеван (Naxiçewan)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Naxçivan (ku)

• Russian: Нахичева́нь (ru) (Naxičevánʹ)
• Spanish: Najicheván

Portuguese

Proper noun

Nakhichevan m

1. Nakhichevan (an autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan)
2. Nakhichevan (a city, the regional capital of Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan)