نهاوند

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian [Term?], of Iranian origin.

Proper noun

نَهَاوَنْد • (nahāwand) f

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

Declension
Declension of noun نَهَاوَنْد (nahāwand)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — نَهَاوَنْد
nahāwand		 —
Nominative — نَهَاوَنْدُ
nahāwandu		 —
Accusative — نَهَاوَنْدَ
nahāwanda		 —
Genitive — نَهَاوَنْدَ
nahāwanda		 —

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?], probably from Old Persian *Niθāvanta-, related to Old Persian [script needed] (n-i-s-a-y /Nisāya-/), from the prefix [Term?] (/ni-/, “down”). For the second component, compare Avestan [Term?] (/√say/), [Term?] (/√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.
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