Isfahan

I1S1F4A1H4A1N1

proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736.

OriginClassical Persian اِصْفَهَان ← Old Persian *spādānah ← Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Esfahan · alternative obsolete Ispahan · alternative obsolete Hispaham

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province of Iran.

Origin

  1. Proto-Iranian*cwáHdah“army”
  2. Old Persian*spādānah“army, adj.”
  3. Classical Persianاِصْفَهَان
  4. EnglishIsfahan

Ultimately derived from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), from Old Persian *spādānah (“army, adj.”) or *spādānām (“of the armies”), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, “army”), from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah (“army”), q.v.

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Translations

Arabic أَصْفَهَان, إِصْفَهَان
  • أَصْفَهَان (ʔaṣfahān)third largest city of Iran
  • إِصْفَهَان (ʔiṣfahān)third largest city of Iran
Bengali ইস্ফাহান, ইসফাহান
  • ইস্ফাহান (iśphahan)third largest city of Iran
  • ইসফাহান (iśphahan)third largest city of Iran
  • ইস্পাহান (iśpahan)third largest city of Iran
Bulgarian Исфаха́н
  • Исфаха́н (Isfahán)third largest city of Iran
Chinese Mandarin 伊斯法罕
  • 伊斯法罕 (Yīsīfǎhǎn)third largest city of Iran
Czech Isfahán
  • Isfahánthird largest city of Iran
Danish Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Dutch Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Finnish Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
French Ispahan
  • Ispahanthird largest city of Iran
German Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Greek Ισφαχάν
  • Ισφαχάν (Isfachán)third largest city of Iran
Hebrew אֶסְפָהָאן
  • אֶסְפָהָאן (esfahan)third largest city of Iran
Hindi इस्फ़हान
  • इस्फ़हान (isfahān)third largest city of Iran
Hungarian Iszfahán
  • Iszfahánthird largest city of Iran
Indonesian Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Irish Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Italian Esfahan
  • Esfahanthird largest city of Iran
Japanese イスファハン
  • イスファハン (Isufahan)third largest city of Iran
Korean 이스파한
  • 이스파한 (Iseupahan)third largest city of Iran
Latin Ispahānum
  • Ispahānumthird largest city of Iran
Latvian Isfahāna
  • Isfahānathird largest city of Iran
Lithuanian Isfahanas
  • Isfahanasthird largest city of Iran
Malay Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Polish Isfahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
Portuguese Isfahan, Ispahan
  • Isfahanthird largest city of Iran
  • Ispahanthird largest city of Iran
  • Esfahanthird largest city of Iran
Russian Исфаха́н
  • Исфаха́н (Isfaxán)third largest city of Iran
Spanish Isfahán, Ispahán
  • Isfahánthird largest city of Iran
  • Ispahánthird largest city of Iran
Thai เอสแฟฮอน
  • เอสแฟฮอนthird largest city of Iran
Turkish İsfahan
  • İsfahanthird largest city of Iran
Ukrainian Ісфаха́н
  • Ісфаха́н (Isfaxán)third largest city of Iran
Urdu اِصْفَہَان
  • اِصْفَہَان (isfahān)third largest city of Iran

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Cite this entry
APA

Isfahan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isfahan

MLA

“Isfahan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isfahan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isfahan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isfahan.

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