تبریز
Persian
Etymology
Unknown.
After the earliest resemblance it has been[1] implied of Urartian origin by being equated with Neo-Assyrian mentions of cities [script needed] (Tarwi, Tarui) and [script needed] (Tarmakisa, Tarwakisa) in the Sangibutu = Gilzanu = Baru = Bāri district occupied by Urartu,[2] which equation however has been reckoned far-fetched,[3] seemingly because this region is to the west of Lake Urmia, “though it must be stressed that the concept of a linear boundary wholly fails to express the complex patterns of relationships which existed between neighbouring regions and interspersed peoples,”[4] leading to the suggestion of Iranian origin since the area of Tabriz was territory of the Medes known by another homonymous Sangibuti, possibly equivalent to تو (taw, “pool, puddle”) + ریز (rēz, “flow”) as in إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq) referring to the springs of mineral water that rise on the slopes of Mount Sahand;[3] however a place-forming suffix ـویج (-vīj) is known, attached to تر (tar, “fresh, moist”) in the Sarpol-e Zahab County village name ترویج (tarvij, literally “watery place”).[5]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tab.ˈɾeːz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäb.ɾéːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæb.ɹíːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäb.ɾéz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tabrēz |
| Dari reading? | tabrēz |
| Iranian reading? | tabriz |
| Tajik reading? | tabrez |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Proper noun
| Dari | تبریز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Табрез |
تبریز • (tabriz)
- Tabriz (a city in Iran, the seat of Tabriz County's Central District and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province)
- Tabriz (a county of Iran, around the city)
Derived terms
- تبریزی (tabrizi)
References
- ^ Herzfeld, Ernst Emil (1935) Archaeological History of Iran[1], London: The British Academy, pages 12–19
- ^ Luckenbill, Daniel David (1927) Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia Volume 2: Historical Records of Assyria From Sargon to the End[2], volume 2, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, pages 8 and 85
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lockhart, Laurence (1960) Persian Cities, London: Luzac, page 10
- ^ Liverani, Mario (1995) Neo-Assyrian Geography (Quaderni di geografia storica; 5), Rome: Università di Roma La Sapienza, page 33
- ^ Akbarzadeh, Soroush (2019) “On Two Suffixal Elements in the Toponymy of Aturpatakan-South Caspian Region”, in Iran & the Caucasus[3], volume 23, number 1, page 86
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تبریز (tabrēz).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪əb.ɾeːz/
- Rhymes: -eːz
- Hyphenation: تَبْ‧ریز
Proper noun
تَبْریز • (tabrez) m (Hindi spelling तबरेज़)
- Tabriz (a city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran)