English
Tehran
Tehran comes from Classical Persian تَهران.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentتَهرانtahrān
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Tehran
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Classical Persianc. 900–presentتَهرانtahrān
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Tehran
Earliest quotation: 2013, Sune Engel Rasmussen, After Torture and Persecution, Iranian Activists Work From I: “Three days after the presidential elections, Tehran was in…”
Every English word from Classical Persian تَهران
Today it means
name The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian تَهران / Tehran