Hyrcania

See also: Hyrcânia

English

Etymology

From Latin Hyrcania, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠varkāna⁠/) for more.

Proper noun

Hyrcania

Hyrcania

1. (historical) A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.

Synonyms

• Gurgan, Gorgan

Derived terms

• Hyrcanian

Related terms

• Hyrcan
• Hyrcanus

Translations

region in south of Caspian Sea

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Վրկան (Vrkan)

• Avestan: 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (vəhrkāna)
• German: Hyrkanien f
• Greek: Υρκανία f (Yrkanía)

  Ancient Greek: Ὑρκανία f (Hurkanía), Γουργάν (Gourgán)

• Latin: Hyrcania f
• Parthian: 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /⁠wurgān⁠/)
• Persian: گرگان (fa) (gorgân), جرجان (jorjân), هیرکانیا (hirkâniyâ)

  Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (gʿlgʾn /⁠gurgān⁠/)

  Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠varkāna⁠/)

• Portuguese: Hircânia f
• Russian: Гирка́ния (ru) f (Girkánija)
• Spanish: Hircania f

Anagrams

• Rhyacian

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hyrcania f

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Hircânia.