Khorasan en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian Persian خراسان (xorâsân), from Classical Persian خوراسان (xwarāsān), from Middle Persian hwlʾsʾn' (xwarāsān, literally “sunrise; east”).
Meanings
- (historical) The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.
- A former province of Iran which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, proscribed) Ellipsis of Daesh-Khorasan (“IS/ISIL/ISIS affiliate”).
alt of Daesh-Khorasan
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurasan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Khorassan | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Razavi Khorasan · ISIL-K · North Khorasan · Khorasan wheat · ISIS-K · Daesh-Khorasan · South Khorasan · IS-K
Translations (30)
hu Horászán (A region in Persia) · uz Хуросон (A region in Persia) · es Jorasán (A region in Persia) · ml ഖുറാസാൻ (A region in Persia) · ko 호라산 (A region in Persia) · cmn 呼羅珊 /呼罗珊 (A region in Persia) · tg Хуросон (A region in Persia) · ur خراسان (A region in Persia) · fr Khorasan (A region in Persia) · de Chorassan (A region in Persia) · bn খোরাসান (A region in Persia) · ru Хораса́н (A region in Persia) · pl Chorasan (A region in Persia) · kk Хорасан (A region in Persia) · xcl Խորասան (A region in Persia) · uz Xuroson (A region in Persia) · hi खुरासान (A region in Persia) · fi Khorasan (A region in Persia) · id Khorasan (A region in Persia) · ota خراسان (A region in Persia) · ka ხორასანი (A region in Persia) · sa खुरासान (A region in Persia) · ar خُرَاسَان (A region in Persia) · fr Khorassan (A region in Persia) · mr खुरासान (A region in Persia) · ug خۇراسان (A region in Persia) · de Chorasan (A region in Persia) · nl Khorasan (A region in Persia) · fa خراسان (A region in Persia) · ta குராசான் (A region in Persia)