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وهران

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See also: وہران

Arabic

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Etymology

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The word derives from the Berber root 'HR meaning lion. The name is attested in multiple Berber languages, for instance as uharu and ahra. A locally popular legend tells that in the period around 900 BC, there were sightings of lions in the area. The two last felines were killed in a mountain near the city of Oran, which is now known as La montagne des Lions ("The Mountain of Lions"). In fact, there are two giant lion statues in front of Oran's city hall, hence the twin lions' mountain is Oran's symbol.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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وَهْرَان (wahrānf

  1. Oran (a city in northwestern Algeria)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: Vəhran
  • Persian: وَهْران (vahrân)
  • Punjabi: وَہْران (vahrān)
  • Urdu: وَہْران (vahrān)
  • Uzbek: Vahron

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? wahrān
Dari reading? wahrān
Iranian reading? vahrân
Tajik reading? vahron

Proper noun

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Dari وهران
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ваҳрон

وهران (vahrân)

  1. Oran (a city in Algeria)