Iron
proper nounproper nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
The 57th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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The 57th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Etymology
Translation of the Arabic حديد (ḥadīd, “iron”).
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A group of Ossetians of the northern Caucasus who speak the Iron Ossetian dialect.
Etymology
From Ossetian Ирон (Iron), a derivation (with the adjective suffix Ossetian -он (-on) from the historical genitive plural Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ānaHam) of Ossetian Ир (Ir). Ossetian Ир (Ir) probably reflexes Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrás. Because the Digoron ethnonym for the Ir is Ossetian Ирӕ (Iræ), Cheung (2002) has suggested a derivation from the plural Proto-Indo-Iranian *wiHrā́s. Ossetian Ирон (Iron) is unrelated to Iran despite the superficial similarity in form. Borrowed into the Vainakh languages (and some Dagestani languages) as their exonym for the Ossetes, cf. Chechen Хӏири (Hiri), Ingush Хӏире (Hire).
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Of or pertaining to the Iron people.