إيوان

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ایوان (aywān), from Middle Persian 𐫀𐫀𐫏𐫇𐫗 (ʾʾywn /⁠āywan⁠/, palace), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (a-p-d-a-n /⁠apadāna⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

إِيوَان • (ʔīwān) m (plural إِيوَانَات (ʔīwānāt))

  1. portico, vestibule, vaulted entrance, porch, arcade-yard

Declension

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