Hormuz
UK/hɔːˈmuːz/US/hɔɹˈmuːz/
Hormuz proper noun: the strait that connects the Persian Gulf, with the Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean. Also the alternative spelling of Hormud.
Proper noun
Hormuz
- The strait that connects the Persian Gulf, with the Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean.
- Synonyms:
- Hormuz Strait, Strait of Hormuz, Straits of Hormuz
- An island of Iran, in the strait of the same name, five miles off the Iranian coast.
- Synonyms:
- Hormuz Island, Island of Hormuz
- A district of Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran; on the island of the same name.
- Synonyms:
- Hormuz District, District of Hormuz
- A city in Iran; capital of the district of the same name.
- Synonyms:
- Qalʿeh-ye Hormoz
- Synonym of Hormozabad.
- Synonyms:
- Hormozabad
Also used as
Hormuz is also the alternative spelling of Hormud.
Hormuz is also the alternative spelling of Ormus.
Hormuz meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian
Hormuz in Hindi
- island in the Strait of Hormuz
- हुरमुज़्द hurmuzd, हुरमुज़ hurmuz
- strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman — see also Strait of Hormuz
- हुरमुज़्द hurmuzd, हुरमुज़ hurmuz
- district of Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
- हुरमुज़्द hurmuzd, हुरमुज़ hurmuz
- city in Iran, capital of Hormuz District
- हुरमुज़्द hurmuzd, हुरमुज़ hurmuz
Hormuz in Arabic
- strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman — see also Strait of Hormuz
- هُرْمُز hurmuz, مَضِيق هُرْمُز maḍīq hurmuz
Hormuz in Persian
- island in the Strait of Hormuz
- هرمز hormoz
- strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman — see also Strait of Hormuz
- تنگهٔ هرمز tange-ye hormoz
- district of Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
- هرمز hormoz
- city in Iran, capital of Hormuz District
- هرمز hormoz
Synonyms of Hormuz
- Hormuz Strait
- Strait of Hormuz
- Straits of Hormuz
- Hormuz Island
- Island of Hormuz
- Hormuz District
- District of Hormuz
- Qalʿeh-ye Hormoz
- Hormozabad
Forms of Hormuz
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Origin of Hormuz
Borrowed from Persian هرمز (hurmuz /hormoz), from a stage between Classical Persian هُرْمُز (hurmuz) and Modern Iranian Persian هُرْمُز (hormoz), historically mediated through Portuguese Ormuz. Doublet of Ahura Mazda and Aramazd. More information The mixed‐vowel English historical spelling reflects a complex intersection of Renaissance exploration and English transliteration: * The Portuguese ‘O’: The Portuguese spelling Ormuz (often Ormus in early modern European texts) was established during their 16th‐century occupation of the island. Because the stress in the early modern Persian source IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /hurˈmuz/ falls on the final syllable, the unstressed first vowel had likely already laxed and lowered in spoken Safavid Persian—a shift accelerated by the phonetic environment of the surrounding consonants /h/ and /r/. The Portuguese accurately recorded this phonetic reality with a laxer ‘o’, while their native Romance phonology naturally discarded the foreign initial aspirate /h/. * The English ‘H’ and ‘u’: The initial ‘H’ was restored by 17th‐century English and Italian writers (such as Pietro della Valle and Samuel Purchas) attempting to closer approximate the native Arabic and...
Words formed from Hormuz
- District of Hormuz
- Hormuz District
- Hormuz Island
- Hormuz Strait
- Island of Hormuz
- Strait of Hormuz
- Straits of Hormuz
Questions about Hormuz
- What does Hormuz mean?
- Hormuz means the strait that connects the Persian Gulf, with the Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean.
- What is Hormuz in Hindi?
- Hormuz in Hindi is हुरमुज़्द (hurmuzd), हुरमुज़ (hurmuz). See Hormuz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hormuz?
- Hormuz is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hormuz?
- Hormuz is pronounced /hɔːˈmuːz/ (UK).
Words near Hormuz in the dictionary
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