Etymology

Hamadan

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Today it means: A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province. Full definition →

Persian همدان ← Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 ← Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴
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The story

  1. Old Persian · derived from𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴
  2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭
  3. Persian · borrowed fromهمدان
  4. English todayHamadan

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

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