Hormuz

English

Alternative forms

• Hormoz

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian هرمز (hormoz). Doublet of Ahura Mazda.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɔːˈmuːz/

Proper noun

Hormuz

1. An island in the strait of the same name, five miles off the Iranian coast.
2. The strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
3. A district of Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran.
4. A city in Iran; capital of the district of the same name.
5. Synonym of Hormozabad
6. Alternative spelling of Hormud
7. Alternative spelling of Ormus (“former Persian kingdom”)

Synonyms

• (city in Iran, capital of Hormuz District): Qalʿeh-ye Hormoz

Related terms

• Ormus
• Hormozgan
• Hormizd
• Ahura Mazda
• Ohrmazd

Translations

island in the Strait of Hormuz

• Greek: Ορμούζ (Ormoúz)

  Ancient: Ὄργανᾰ f (Órgana)

• Hindi: होरमुज्द (hi) m (hormujd)
• Latin: Organa f
• Persian: هرمز (fa) (hormoz)

strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman

• Arabic: هُرْمُز (hurmuz), مَضِيق هُرْمُز m (maḍīq hurmuz)
• Greek: Στενά του Ορμούζ n pl (Stená tou Ormoúz)
• Hindi: होरमुज्द (hi) m (hormujd)
• Persian: تنگهٔ هرمز (tange-ye hormoz)
• Swedish: Hormuzsundet n

district of Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran

city in Iran, capital of Hormuz District

• Hindi: होरमुज्द (hi) m (hormujd)
• Persian: هرمز (fa) (hormoz)

Further reading

• Hormuz Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Strait of Hormuz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hormuz District on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hormuz, Iran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia