Khuzestan

English thumb|right|Location of Khuzestan within Iran Alternative forms en Khūzestān Khuzistān Khouzestan Khoozestan Etymology Borrowed from en fa-ira خوزستان xuzestân, from fa-ira خوز xuz, name of the indigenous people of the region, and the suffix fa-ira ـستان -estân -stan, or borrowed wholly from en pal hwcstʾn' / pal 𐭧𐭥𐭰𐭮𐭲𐭭 Hūzestān land of Hūz, itself from pal hwc Hūz + pal -stʾn' -estān -stan. The first component is from en peo 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ʰūja- Elam, Elamite, or from the name of Susa. Compare grc Οὔξιοι, syc ܒܝܬ ܗܘܙܝܐ Bêṯ Hūzāyē, xcl խուժ wild, savage, hy խուժան mob. The city name Ahvaz is also related. See Origin of the name Khuzestan for more. Proper noun en Q241119 en province c/Iran Ahvaz. Translations province of Iran Arabic: ar خُوزِسْتَان Armenian: hy Խուզեստան Old Armenian: xcl Խուժաստան Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 胡齊斯坦 Húqísītǎn Czech: cs Chúzistán m Georgian: ka ხუზისტანი Hindi: hi ख़ूज़िस्तान m Persian: fa خوزستان xuzestân Russian: ru Хузеста́н Tajik: tg Хӯзистон Urdu: ur خوزستان xūzistān Uyghur: ug خۇزىستان See also Further reading en terms suffixed with -stan