خاور
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Term?]. Akin to Old Armenian խաւար (xawar); an Iranian borrowing.
Synonyms
- خاوران (xâvarân)
- شرق (šarq)
Derived terms
- خاورمیانه (xâvar-e-miyâne)
- خاوردور (xâvar-e-dur)
- خاورنزدیک (xâvar-e-nazdik)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “خاور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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