Iaráin

Irish

Etymology

From Persian ایران ('îrân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “Land of the Aryans”).

Proper noun

An Iaráin f (genitive na hIaráine)

1. Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Poblacht Ioslamach na hIaráine)

Declension

Declension of Iaráin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Iaráin vocative a Iaráin genitive Iaráine dative Iaráin forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Iaráin genitive na hIaráine dative leis an Iaráin don Iaráin

Derived terms

• Iaránach (“Iranian”, adjective)
• Iaránach m (“Iranian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iaráin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iaráin	nIaráin	hIaráin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Iran”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iaráin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm