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Ahvaz

Ahvaz proper noun: a city in Iran, the seat of Ahvaz County's Central District and the capital of Khuzestan Province.

Proper noun

Ahvaz

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Ahvaz County's Central District and the capital of Khuzestan Province.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.

Ahvaz meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Ahvaz in Hindi

city in Iran
अहवाज़ ahvāz

Ahvaz in Arabic

city in Iran
أَهْوَاز ʔahwāz, أَحْوَاز ʔaḥwāz

Ahvaz in Persian

city in Iran
اهواز ahvâz

Forms of Ahvaz

alternative formAhwaz

Origin of Ahvaz

From Persian اهواز (ahvâz), from Arabic أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz) and اَلْأَهْوَاز (al-ʔahwāz), a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز (sūq al-ʔahwāz), a partial-calque of Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār (literally “the market of Khuzestan”), name of a major town in Sassanian-era Khuzestan; see Khuzestan for more.

Questions about Ahvaz

What does Ahvaz mean?
Ahvaz means a city in Iran, the seat of Ahvaz County's Central District and the capital of Khuzestan Province.
What is Ahvaz in Hindi?
Ahvaz in Hindi is अहवाज़ (ahvāz). See Ahvaz meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ahvaz?
Ahvaz is a proper noun.

Words near Ahvaz in the dictionary

  1. ahuruhuru
  2. ahus
  3. ahuula
  4. ahuulas
  5. AHV
  6. Ahvaz
  7. ahwaal
  8. Ahwahnechee
  9. Ahwahnee
  10. Ahwahneechee
  11. Ahwai

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