Maryanaj

Maryanaj (Persian: مريانج‎, also Romanized as Maryānaj; also known as Marjān and Marjāna)[2] is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,442, in 2,518 families.[3]

Maryanaj

مريانج
City
Alvand Mountain overlooking Maryanaj
Maryanaj
Coordinates: 34°49′52″N 48°27′33″E
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total10,848 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Name

The name Maryānaj is derived from Middle Persian *margānag, from Old Persian *margā- plus the suffix -ānag; it is related to the Middle Persian mlw' (vocalized /marw/) and Parthian mrg (vocalized /marγ‬‬/), both meaning "prairie", and to the Avestan marəγa and Modern Persian مرغ (marğ), both meaning "plant".[4]

In the dialect of Hamadan, the name is pronounced Maryāneh (مریانه), a form influenced by Middle Persian; in the local dialect of Maryanaj itself, the name is pronounced Margāneh (مرگانه), an older form influenced by Northwestern Middle Iranian languages.[4]

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Maryanaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074206" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. Ahadian, M. Mahdi (2010). "Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms" (PDF). Linguistics Society of Iran. 6 (12): 129–148. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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