Zagros
English
Etymology
From Persian زاگرس (zāgros), which could be related to the name of the Sagartians, an Iranian tribe (from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫 (Asagarta)).
Proper noun
Zagros
- A mountain range in Iran.
Translations
a mountain range
References
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 14, p. 63
Portuguese
Proper noun
Zagros m pl
- Zagros (a mountain range in Iran)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Persian
- English terms derived from Iranian languages
- English terms derived from Old Persian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Mountains
- en:Places in Iran
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese pluralia tantum
- pt:Mountains
- pt:Places in Iran