Isfahan

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Isfahan

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Ultimately derived from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), from Old Persian *spādānah (“army, adj.”) or *spādānām (“of the armies”), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, “army”), from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdah (“army”), q.v.

proper noun Esfahan · Ispahan · Hispaham

A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736.
A county of Iran, around the city.
A province of Iran.

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name third largest city of Iran

Español	Isfahán, Ispahán
한국어	이스파한 Iseupahan
日本語	イスファハン Isufahan
中文	伊斯法罕 Yīsīfǎhǎn
हिन्दी	इस्फ़हान isfahān
Português	Isfahan, Ispahan, Esfahan
Français	Ispahan
Deutsch	Isfahan
Italiano	Esfahan
Ελληνικά	Ισφαχάν Isfachán
Русский	Исфаха́н Isfaxán
العربية	أَصْفَهَان ʔaṣfahān, إِصْفَهَان ʔiṣfahān
עברית	אֶסְפָהָאן esfahan

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@misc{isfahan_2026,
  title = {Isfahan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isfahan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}