ਇਰਾਨ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਰਾਨ (arān)
• ਈਰਾਨ (īrān)

Etymology

From Persian ایران ('îrân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “of the Aryans”). See ērān for word formation, further etymology and cognates.

Proper noun

ਇਰਾਨ • (irān) m (Shahmukhi spelling ایران)

1. Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• ਇਰਾਨੀ (irānī, “Iranian”, adjective)

References

• “ਇਰਾਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024