Kairouan

English

Alternative forms

• Cairouan (dated)
• Cairoan (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French Kairouan, from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān); see there for more. Doublet of caravan.

Proper noun

Kairouan (uncountable)

1. A city in Tunisia

Derived terms

• Kairouani

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: الْقَيْرَوَان f (al-qayrawān)
• Azerbaijani: Qeyrəvan
• French: Kairouan (fr)
• Persian: قیروان (fa) (qeyravân)
• Tajik: Қайравон (Qayravon)
• Turkish: Kayrevan sg
• Urdu: قَیرَوان (qairavān)
• Uzbek: Qayravon

French

Alternative forms

• Cairouan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Doublet of caravane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ.ʁwɑ̃/, /ke.ʁwɑ̃/

Proper noun

Kairouan ?

1. Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Derived terms

• kairouanais
• Kairouanais
• Kairouanaise

 

Descendants

• → English: Kairouan