وهران

See also: وہران

Arabic

Etymology

The word derives from the Berber root 'HR meaning lion. The name is attested in multiple Berber languages, for instance as uharu and ahra. A locally popular legend tells that in the period around 900 BC, there were sightings of lions in the area. The two last felines were killed in a mountain near the city of Oran, which is now known as La montagne des Lions ("The Mountain of Lions"). In fact, there are two giant lion statues in front of Oran's city hall, hence the twin lions' mountain is Oran's symbol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wah.raːn/

Proper noun

وَهْرَان • (wahrān) f

1. Oran (a city in northwestern Algeria)

Declension

Declension of noun وَهْرَان (wahrān)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	وَهْرَان wahrān	—
nominative	—	وَهْرَانُ wahrānu	—
accusative	—	وَهْرَانَ wahrāna	—
genitive	—	وَهْرَانَ wahrāna	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Vəhran
• → Persian: وَهْران (vahrân)
• → Punjabi: وَہْران (vahrān)
• → Urdu: وَہْران (vahrān)
• → Uzbek: Vahron

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wah.ˈraːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäɦ.ɾɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wäɦ.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑː.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wɔː.ɾɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væɦ.ɹɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [väɦ.ɾɔ́n]

• Rhymes: -aːn

Readings
Classical reading?	wahrān
Dari reading?	wahrān
Iranian reading?	vahrân
Tajik reading?	vahron

Proper noun

وهران • (wahrān / vahrân) (Tajik spelling Ваҳрон)

1. Oran (a city in Algeria)