Хуросон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian خْوَرَاسَان (xwarāsān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuroson/, [χu.ɾɔ.sɔn]

Proper noun

Хуросон • (Xuroson) (Persian spelling خراسان or خوراسان)

1. (historical) Khorasan (The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.)
2. Khorasan (a former province of Iran, which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces)

Derived terms

• Хуросони Разавӣ (Xuroson-i Razavi)
• Хуросони Ҷанубӣ (Xuroson-i Janubi)
• Хуросони Шимолӣ (Xuroson-i Šimoli)
• хуросонӣ (xurosoni)

 

Further reading

• Хуросон on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• Устони Хуросон on the Tajik Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tg
• “Хуросон”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024