نهاوند

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Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian , of Iranian origin.

Proper noun

نَهَاوَنْد (nahāwandf

  1. Nahavand (a city in Iran)
  2. (music) Nahavand (a maqam)

Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian , probably from Old Persian *Niθāvanta-, related to Old Persian (n-i-s-a-y /⁠Nisāya-⁠/), from the prefix (/⁠ni-⁠/, down). For the second component, compare Avestan (/⁠√say⁠/), (/⁠√si⁠/, lie down).

Proper noun

نهاوند (nahâvand)

  1. Nahavand (a city in Iran)
  2. (music) Nahavand (a maqam)

References

  • احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبان‌شناسی, 6(12), 129-148.