Khuzestan en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian Persian خوزستان (xuzestân), from خوز (xuz), name of the indigenous people of the region, and the suffix ـستان (-estân, “-stan”), or borrowed wholly from Middle Persian hwcstʾn' / 𐭧𐭥𐭰𐭮𐭲𐭭 (Hūzestān, literally “land of Hūz”), itself from hwc (Hūz) + -stʾn' (-estān, “-stan”). The first component is from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎩 (u-v-j /ʰūja-/, “Elam, Elamite”), or from the name of Susa. Compare Ancient Greek Οὔξιοι (Oúxioi), Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙܝܐ (Bêṯ Hūzāyē), Old Armenian խուժ (xuž, “wild, savage”), Armenian խուժան (xužan, “mob”). The city name Ahvaz is also related. See Origin of the name Khuzestan for more.
Meanings
- A province of Iran. Capital: Ahvaz.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoozestan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Khouzestan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Khuzistān | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Khūzestān | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ka ხუზისტანი (province of Iran) · ur خوزستان (province of Iran) · tg Хӯзистон (province of Iran) · ru Хузеста́н (province of Iran) · ug خۇزىستان (province of Iran) · hi ख़ूज़िस्तान (province of Iran) · cmn 胡齊斯坦 /胡齐斯坦 (province of Iran) · ar خُوزِسْتَان (province of Iran) · hy Խուզեստան (province of Iran) · fa خوزستان (province of Iran) · cs Chúzistán (province of Iran) · xcl Խուժաստան (province of Iran)