الموت
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Persian
Etymology
Compound of آلُه / اَلُه / اَلوه (âloh, aloh, aluh, “eagle”) (from Middle Persian ʾlwh (āluh, “eagle”)) and either the dialectal (Qazvin) آموخت (âmu(x)t, “taught”), or آموت (âmut, “nest”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | alamūt |
| Dari reading? | alamūt |
| Iranian reading? | alamut |
| Tajik reading? | alamut |
Proper noun
الموت • (alamut)
- Alamut (castle)
- 1340, Hamdallah-i Mustawfī, Nuzhat-ul-Qulūb:
- و معتبرترین همه قلعهٔ الموت که دارالملک اسمعیلیان ایران زمین بود و صد و هفتاد و یک سال مقر دولت ایشان بود و آن قلعه از اقلیم چهارم است.
- va mu'tabar-tarîn-i hama, qal'a-i alamût, ki dâr-ul-mulk-i ismâ'îliyân-i êrân-zamîn bûd u sad-u-haftâd-u-yak sâl maqarr-i dawlat-i êšân bûd, va ân qal'a az iqlîm-i čahârum ast.
- and the most authoritative of all —the Alamut Castle, which was the capital of the Isma'ilis of Greater Iran, and for one hundred and seventy-one years was the headquarters of their state. The castle is in the Fourth Province.
- Alamut (region)
Derived terms
- الموتی (alamuti)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “الموت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- B. Hourcade. "ALAMŪT". Encyclopædia Iranica.