Hamadan

See also: Hamadān

English

Alternative forms

• Hamadān
• Hamedan, Hamedān

Etymology

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæməˌdæn/

Proper noun

Hamadan

2. A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
4. A county of Iran, around the city.
6. A province in western Iran.

Synonyms

• (historical name) Ecbatana

Translations

city in Iran

• Armenian: Համադան (Hamadan)
• Azerbaijani: Həmədan
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈馬丹 / 哈马丹 (Hāmǎdān)

• Georgian: ჰამადანი (hamadani)
• German: Hamadan
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Hemedan (ku)

• Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 (Ahmadān)
• Persian: همدان (fa) (hamadân)

  Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān)

• Russian: Хамада́н (Xamadán)
• Turkish: Hamedan (tr)