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hamadan

/ˈhæməˌdæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
hamadan
IPA
/ˈhæməˌdæn/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

name

A province in western Iran.

Etymology

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: همدان, 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭, 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴

Inflected Forms

Hamadān (alternative) Hamedan (alternative) Hamedān (alternative)

Synonyms

Ecbatana

Questions

How do you pronounce hamadan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæməˌdæn/.
What does hamadan mean?
A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
Where does hamadan come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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