جوزجان
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Persian
Etymology
Arabicised form of Persian گوزگان (gowzgân, “land of walnuts”),[1] from گوز (gowz, “walnut”) + ـگان (-gân, “relational suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): ,
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): ,
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jōzjān, jawzjān |
| Dari reading? | jōzjān, jawzjān |
| Iranian reading? | juzjân, jowzjân |
| Tajik reading? | jüzjon |
Proper noun
| Dari | جوزجان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Ҷӯзҷон |
جوزجان • (jowzjân)
- Jowzjan (a province of Afghanistan)
- ولایت جوزجان ― velâyat-e jowzjân ― the province of Jowzjan, Jowzjan Province
References
- ^ John Everett-Heath (2019) The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names, 5th edition, Oxford University Press: “Jowzjān, Afghanistan: A province, and part of eastern Khorāsān in Iran until 1881 when this area was incorporated into Afghanistan. Arabs conquered the area in 651-2 and the name is believed to be an Arabicized version of the Persian gowzgān '(Land of) Walnuts' from gowz 'walnut'.”