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Glossary entry

Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:

Arabic translation:

citadel, stronghold

Added to glossary by Ali Beikian
Jun 19, 2005 07:03
19 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term

Non-PRO Persian (Farsi) to Arabic Other Military / Defense
Proposed translations (Arabic)
5 citadel, stronghold
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): Ali Beikian, Mohammad Ali Omrani

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Proposed translations

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Persian (Farsi) term (edited): ���
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citadel, stronghold

We have "kut" in Farsi meaning "citadel, stronghold". It is somewhat old, and nowadays "estehkAmAt" and/or "pAyegAh" is used instead.
I read in a book (about Saddam Hussein) that Kuwait, the country, has been derived from the word "kut"; that is to say,"Kuwait" is the diminutive form of "kut". The said book goes on to say that original Kuwaiti people lived in a "kut", whcih was later expanded into Kuwait.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I know about Kut being the origin of Kuwait but it can't be in that context. I think that stronghold might work for it too as a military term. I'll suggest it and see what happens :) Thanks a lot :)"