نخجوان
Persian
Alternative forms
- نخچوان (naxčawān / naxčavân, naxčuwān / naxčovân), نخشوان (naxšawān / naxšavân, naxšuwān / naxšovân), نخشاوان (naxšāwān / naxšâvân), نقجوان (naqjuwān / naġjovân), نقشوان (naqšuwān / naġšovân), نقشبان (naqšabān / naġšabân, naqšibān / naġšebân), نشوی (našwī / našvi)
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Armenian Նախճաւան (Naxčawan).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nax.d͡ʒa.ˈwaːn/, /nax.d͡ʒu.ˈwaːn/, /nax.d͡ʒi.ˈwaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näx.d͡ʒä.wɑːn], [näx.d͡ʒʊ.wɑːn], [näx.d͡ʒɪ.wɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næx.d͡ʒæ.vɒːn], [næx.d͡ʒo.vɒːn], [næx.d͡ʒe.vɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näχ.d͡ʒu.vɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | naxjawān, naxjuwān, naxjiwān |
| Dari reading? | naxjawān, naxjuwān, naxjiwān |
| Iranian reading? | naxjavân, naxjovân, naxjevân |
| Tajik reading? | naxjuvon |
Proper noun
نخجوان • (naxjawān / naxjavân or naxjuwān / naxjovân or naxjiwān / naxjevân) (Tajik spelling Нахҷувон)
- Nakhichevan (an autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan)
- Nakhichevan (the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نخجوان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.