احواز

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْوَاز (ʔaḥwāz); also motivated by patriotic movements to make it seem "more Arab," and compensating for spelling changes like to (huwayza / hoveyze, “Hoveyzeh”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔah.ˈwaːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.wɑːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.wɑːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.wɔːz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɦ.vɒːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɦ.vɔz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ahwāz
Dari reading^?	ahwāz
Iranian reading^?	ahvâz
Tajik reading^?	ahvoz

Proper noun

احواز • (ahwāz / ahvâz) (Tajik spelling Аҳвоз)

(controversial, see usage notes) alternative form of (ahwāz / ahvâz, “Ahvaz”)

Usage notes

The forms of English Ahwaz and specially are mostly associated with Arab separationist groups.

Related terms

الاحوازیه (al-ahwāziya / al-ahvâziye, “ASMLA”)