Tiran

See also: tiran and тиран

English

Alternative forms

• Thiran

Etymology

From Arabic تيران.

Proper noun

Tiran

1. Ellipsis of Tiran Island. An island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia An island located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
2. Ellipsis of Tiran Strait. A strait in the Red Sea, Asia The strait between this island and the Sinai.
3. Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran. A straits in the Red Sea, Asia The straits between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.

Synonyms

(island):

• Yotvat Island
• Island of Yotvat
• Yotvat
• Iotabe Island
• Island of Iotabe
• Iotabe
• Iotaba Island
• Island of Iotaba
• Iotaba
• Tiran Island
• Island of Tiran

• (strait): Tiran Strait, Strait of Tiran
• (straits): Tiran Straits, Straits of Tiran

Coordinate terms

• Sanafir

Derived terms

• Island of Tiran
• Strait of Tiran
• Straits of Tiran
• Tiran Island
• Tiran Strait
• Tiran Straits

 

Translations

Tiran (تيران)

• Arabic: تيران
• Hebrew: טיראן

island

• Ancient Greek: Ἰωτάβη (Iōtábē)
• Arabic: جزيرة تيران
• Hebrew: האי טיראן, יוטבת
• Latin: Iotaba

Anagrams

• Artin, tairn, riant, intra-, Trina, Train, tarin, Tarin, atrin, train, trian, airnt

Turkish

Proper noun

Tiran

1. Tirana (the capital city of Albania)

Derived terms

• Tiranlı