Kairouan

English edit

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Kairouan

Alternative forms edit

Cairouan (dated)
Cairoan (obsolete)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan.

Proper noun edit

Kairouan (uncountable)

A city in Tunisia

Derived terms edit

Kairouani

Translations edit

Translations

Arabic: الْقَيْرَوَان f (al-qayrawān)
Azerbaijani: Qeyrəvan
French: Kairouan (fr)
Persian: قیروان (fa) (qeyravân)
Tajik: Қайравон (Qayravon)
Turkish: Kayrevan sg
Urdu: قَیرَوان (qairavān)
Uzbek: Qayravon

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Cairouan

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Doublet of caravane.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kɛ.ʁwɑ̃/, /ke.ʁwɑ̃/

Proper noun edit

Kairouan ?

Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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