خاوران
Persian
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwlwlʾn' /xwarwarān/, “sunset, west”). The "graveyard for victims of political execution" sense is from Khavaran cemetery, the unmarked cemetery in the capital of Tehran, located in the Khavaran district.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xɑː.wa.ˈɾɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.væ.ɹɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.vä.ɾɔ́n]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xāwarān |
Dari reading? | xāwarān |
Iranian reading? | xâvarân |
Tajik reading? | xovaron |
Noun
editخاوران • (xâvarân) (plural خاورانها (xâvarân-hâ))
Proper noun
editخاوران • (xâvarân)