هرات

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hlyb' /harēw/) from Old Persian 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 (h-r-i-v /haraiva/) from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to flow, run); see also Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀 (haroiuua).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /haˈɾɔt/

Proper noun

Dari هرات
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳирот (Hirot)

هرات (herât, harât)

  1. Herat (a city in Afghanistan)
  2. Herat (a province of Afghanistan)
    ولایت هراتvelâyat-e herâtthe province of Herat, Herat Province

Synonyms

  • هریو (hariv)
  • هری (hari)

Derived terms

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