Mazandaran

English

proper noun

Definitions

(Iranian mythology) A land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta.
A northern province of Iran.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مازندران (the gate the valley of the giants), مازن + Persian در (door)+ Persian ـان derived from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (giant).

Origin

Avestan

𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀

Gloss

giant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Mazandaran Portuguese
استادان Persian
در Persian
ـان Persian
مازن Persian
مازندران Persian
مازنی Persian
𐭡𐭩𐭭 Middle Persian
𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 Avestan