Hamadan

See also: Hamadān

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‎ (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Related to Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhæməˌdæn/

Proper noun

Hamadan

a city in western Iran

Synonyms

(historical name) Ecbatana

Translations

city in Iran

Armenian: Համադան (Hamadan)
Azerbaijani: Həmədan
Georgian: ჰამადანი (hamadani)
German: Hamadan
Kurdish: Hemedan‎‎ (ku)

Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‎‎ (Ahmadān)
Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍‎‎ (Ahmadān)
Persian: همدان‎‎ (fa) (hamadân)
Russian: Хамада́н (Xamadán)
Turkish: Hamedan (tr)

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