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

1. Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Declension

Declension of noun الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الْقَيْرَوَان al-qayrawān	—
nominative	—	الْقَيْرَوَانُ al-qayrawānu	—
accusative	—	الْقَيْرَوَانَ al-qayrawāna	—
genitive	—	الْقَيْرَوَانِ al-qayrawāni	—

Derived terms

• قَيْرَوَانِيّ (qayrawāniyy)

Descendants

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