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shirvan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
shir-van
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of the eastern Caucasus, historically Persian and now in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

name

A city in Azerbaijan.

name

A surname from Persian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِرْوَان (širwān).

Inflected Forms

Chirvan (alternative) Sharvan (alternative) Sharwan (alternative) Shervan (alternative) Sherwan (alternative) Shirwan (alternative)

Derived Forms

Shirvani

Questions

What does shirvan mean?
A historical region of the eastern Caucasus, historically Persian and now in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Where does shirvan come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian شِرْوَان (širwān).

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