حران

Arabic

Root
ح ر ر (ḥ r r)
14 terms

Etymology

From حَرَّ (ḥarra, “to become hot”) + ـَان (-ān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħar.raːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) (feminine حَرَّى (ḥarrā) or حَرَّانَة (ḥarrāna), masculine plural حِرَار (ḥirār) or حَرَّانُون (ḥarrānūn))

1. thirsty

   Synonyms: عَطْشَان (ʕaṭšān), ظَمْآن (ẓamʔān)

Declension

Declension of noun حَرَّان (ḥarrān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَرَّان ḥarrān	الْحَرَّان al-ḥarrān	حَرَّان ḥarrān
Nominative	حَرَّانٌ ḥarrānun	الْحَرَّانُ al-ḥarrānu	حَرَّانُ ḥarrānu
Accusative	حَرَّانًا ḥarrānan	الْحَرَّانَ al-ḥarrāna	حَرَّانَ ḥarrāna
Genitive	حَرَّانٍ ḥarrānin	الْحَرَّانِ al-ḥarrāni	حَرَّانِ ḥarrāni

Proper noun

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) f

1. Harran (a town and district in Şanlıurfa province, Turkey)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: حران (harran)
  • Turkish: Harran

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ر ر
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَرَّان (ḥarrān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħar.raːn/

Adjective

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) (feminine حَرَّانة (ḥarrāna), common plural حَرَّانين (ḥarrānīn))

1. feeling hot, feeling the heat

   Antonym: بَرْدان (bardān)

Proper noun

حَرَّان • (ḥarrān) f

1. Harran (a city in Turkey)

Ottoman Turkish

Harran district

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرَّان (ḥarrān). This town was known as Carrhae in antiquity.

Proper noun

حران • (harran)

1. Harran (a town and district in Şanlıurfa province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Harran

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Harran”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Harran”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 332