کرج
Persian
Alternative forms
- کَرَه (karah) (archaic)
Etymology
Uncertain. Some possibilities include:
- Related to کرج (karj or karaj, “collar's button, hole or gap (in general or in clothes)”), because of the city's location in a crevice.
- Contraction of کرجی (karaji, “small boat”), referring to the fact of having to use one to cross the nearby river of the same name.[1]
- Most likely related to کرمانشاه (kermânšâh, “Kermanshah”) and other place names starting with "کر", from Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (gairi, “mountain”), again referencing the city's terrain. Cognate with غور and Baluchi گر.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ka.ˈɾad͡ʒ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾǽd͡ʒ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæ.ɹǽd͡ʒ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾǽd͡ʒ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | karaj |
| Dari reading? | karaj |
| Iranian reading? | karaj |
| Tajik reading? | karaj |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Proper noun
| Dari | کرج |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Караҷ |
کرج • (karaj)
- Karaj (a city in Iran, the seat of Karaj County's Central District and the capital of Alborz Province)
- Karaj (a county of Iran, around the city)
References
- ^ 1969, Hamzeh Sardadvar, از صید ماهی تا پادشاهی [From Fishing to the Kingdom], →ISBN:
- ^ 2012 September, Reza Aghazadeh, “Karaji dialect”, in Iranian Society for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature[1], volume 1, page 86:
- فریدون جنیدی در مقاله "گزارشی پیرامون معنی واژه کرمان" بخش نخست این واژه یعنی "کر" را در واژه کرمان، کرمانشاه (کرماشا)، کرند، کراج، کرج و بسیاری از جایهای دیگر از واژه کئری kaeri (گَئِری gaeri) اوستایی به معناي رشته کوه میگیرند […]
- Fereydun Janidi in the article "A report on the word Kerman's meaning" derived the first part of this word "kar" attested in Kermân, Kermânšâh (Kermâšâ), Kerend, Karâj, Karaj and many other places from Avestan kaeri (gaeri) meaning mountain range […]