القيروان

Arabic

Etymology

From the definite form of قَيْرَوَان‎ (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Literally, “the Caravan”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /al.qaj.ra.waːn/

Proper noun

الْقَيْرَوَان • (al-qayrawān) f

Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Declension

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Derived terms

قَيْرَوَانِيّ‎ (qayrawāniyy)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Qeyrəvan
→ French: Kairouan (see there for further descendants)
→ Persian: قیروان‎ (qeyravân)
→ Punjabi: قَیرَوان‎
→ Urdu: قَیرَوان‎ (qairavān)
→ Uzbek: Qayravon

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