Oran

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oran"

English

Etymology 1

Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

Proper noun

Oran

  1. A city, port, and province of Algeria.
Translations

Etymology 2

Anglicized from Old Irish saints' name Odrán, diminutive of odur (“dun, sallow”) (compare Irish Odhrán).

Proper noun

Oran

  1. A male given name from Irish.

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ran/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔran
  • Syllabification: O‧ran

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وهران.

Proper noun

Oran m inan (related adjective orański)

  1. Oran (a city in Algeria)
Declension
Declension of Oran
singular
nominative Oran
genitive Oranu
dative Oranowi
accusative Oran
instrumental Oranem
locative Oranie
vocative Oranie
Derived terms
nouns
  • oranka
  • orańczyk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Oran nvir pl

  1. genitive plural of Orany

Further reading

  • Oran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oran in PWN's encyclopedia

Turkish

Proper noun

Oran

  1. a male given name
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