نهاوند

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian [Term?], of Iranian origin.

Proper noun

نَهَاوَنْد • (nahāwand) f

1. Nahavand (a city in Iran)
2. (music) Nahavand (a maqam)

Declension

Declension of noun نَهَاوَنْد (nahāwand)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	نَهَاوَنْد nahāwand	—
Nominative	—	نَهَاوَنْدُ nahāwandu	—
Accusative	—	نَهَاوَنْدَ nahāwanda	—
Genitive	—	نَهَاوَنْدَ nahāwanda	—

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?], probably from Old Persian *Niθāvanta-, related to Old Persian [script needed] (n-i-s-a-y /⁠Nisāya-⁠/), from the prefix [Term?] (/⁠ni-⁠/, “down”). For the second component, compare Avestan [Term?] (/⁠√say⁠/), [Term?] (/⁠√si⁠/, “lie down”).

Proper noun

نهاوند • (nahâvand)

1. Nahavand (a city in Iran)
2. (music) Nahavand (a maqam)

References

• احدیان, م. (2010). Morphological survey of Hamedan's Toponyms. زبان و زبان‌شناسی, 6(12), 129-148.