Hyrcania

See also: Hyrcânia

English

Etymology

From Latin Hyrcania, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠varkāna⁠/) for more.

Proper noun

Hyrcania

(historical) A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.

Synonyms

Gurgan, Gorgan

Derived terms

Hyrcanian

Related terms

Translations

region in south of Caspian Sea

Armenian:
Old Armenian: Վրկան (Vrkan)
Avestan: 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (vəhrkāna)
German: Hyrkanien f
Greek: Υρκανία f (Yrkanía)
Ancient Greek: Ὑρκανία f (Hurkanía), Γουργάν (Gourgán)
Latin: Hyrcania f
Parthian: 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /⁠wurgān⁠/)
Persian: گرگان (fa) (gorgân), جرجان (jorjân), هیرکانیا (hirkâniyâ)
Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (gʿlgʾn /⁠gurgān⁠/)

Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠varkāna⁠/)
Portuguese: Hircânia f
Russian: Гирка́ния (ru) f (Girkánija)
Spanish: Hircania f

Anagrams

Rhyacian

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hyrcania f

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Hircânia.