مازندران

Persian

Etymology

Literally, “the gate or the valley of the giants” from مازن (mâzan) +‎ در (dar) +‎ ـان (ân), from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mazaⁱniia, “giant”). The name has been used in Shahnameh to refer to a land inhabited by divs (daevas) and sorcerers and is difficult to conquer. On the other hand, after Muslim invasion of Persia, the region of Tabaristan remained unconquered for a relatively long period of time, which was later called (and mistaken for) Mazandaran.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.zan.da.ˈɾɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.zæn̪.d̪æ.ɹɒ́ːn], [ mɒː.zæn̪.d̪e.ɹɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.zän̪.d̪ä.ɾɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	māzandarān
Dari reading?	māzandarān
Iranian reading?	mâzandarân, mâzanderân
Tajik reading?	mozandaron

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Proper noun

Dari	مازندران
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Мозандарон

مازندران • (mâzandarân)

1. Tabaristan, Tapuria
2. (Iranian mythology) Mazandaran (a land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta)
3. Mazandaran (A northern province of Iran)

   استان مازندران ― ostân-e mâzandarân ― the province of Mazandaran

Derived terms

• مازندرانی (mâzandarâni)

References

• http://idochp2.irandoc.ac.ir/FulltextManager/fulltext15/th/225/225442.pdf