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Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian (hwlwlʾn' /xwarwarān/, “sunset, west”). The "graveyard for victims of political execution" sense is from Khavaran cemetery, the unmarked cemetery in the capital of Tehran, located in the Khavaran district.
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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xāwarān
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| Dari reading?
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xāwarān
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| Iranian reading?
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xâvarân
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| Tajik reading?
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xovaron
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Noun
خاوران • (xâvarân) (plural خاورانها (xâvarân-hâ))
- Synonym of خاور (xâvar).
- (Iran) unmarked graveyard for victims of political purges during the 1980s
Proper noun
خاوران • (xâvarân)
- A district of Tehran, Iran.