Zagros

English

Etymology

From Iranian Persian (zâgros), which could be related to the name of the Sagartians, an Iranian tribe (from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫 (Asagarta)).

Proper noun

Zagros

A mountain range in Iran.

Translations

a mountain range

Arabic: زَاغْرُوس m pl (zāḡrūs)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: زاگرۆس (zagros)

Northern Kurdish: Zagros (ku)
Persian: زاگرس (fa) (zâgros)
Portuguese: Zagros m pl

References

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 14, p. 63

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɡɾus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɡɾuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɡɾos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɡɾuʃ/ [ˈza.ɣɾuʃ]

Hyphenation: Za‧gros

Proper noun

Zagros

Zagros (a mountain range in Iran)

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