Ahvaz

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proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Ahvaz County's Central District and the capital of Khuzestan Province.

OriginPersian اهواز ← Arabic أَهْوَاز ← Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ahwaz

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Ahvaz County's Central District and the capital of Khuzestan Province.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.

Origin

  1. Middle PersianHūǰestān-vāčār
  2. Arabicأَهْوَاز
  3. Persianاهواز
  4. EnglishAhvaz

From Persian اهواز (ahvâz), from Arabic أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz) and اَلْأَهْوَاز (al-ʔahwāz), a shortened form of سُوق الْأَهْوَاز (sūq al-ʔahwāz), a partial-calque of Middle Persian Hūǰestān-vāčār (literally “the market of Khuzestan”), name of a major town in Sassanian-era Khuzestan; see Khuzestan for more.

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Translations

Arabic أَهْوَاز, أَحْوَاز
  • أَهْوَاز (ʔahwāz)city in Iran
  • أَحْوَاز (ʔaḥwāz)city in Iran
Chinese Mandarin 阿瓦士
  • 阿瓦士 (Āwǎshì)city in Iran
Hindi अहवाज़
  • अहवाज़ (ahvāz)city in Iran
Persian اهواز
  • اهواز (ahvâz)city in Iran

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ahvaz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahvaz

MLA

“Ahvaz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahvaz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ahvaz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ahvaz.

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