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Boran
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boran Boráň bórán børan
English
Etymology 1
From en pal -.
Proper noun
en Q271300 A 7th-century Sasanian empress, daughter of Khusraw Parwez
en Purandukht Turandukht
Translations
Sasanian empress
Arabic: ar بُورَانْدُخْت f
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira بوران, fa-ira پوراندُخْت, fa-ira توراندُخْت
Turkish: tr Puranduht, tr Turanduht
Ottoman Turkish: ota پوراندخت puranduht, ota توراندخت turanduht
Uzbek: uz Turonduxt
Etymology 2
From en la Boranus.
Noun
en Q893315 A member of the Borani (tribe) Borani
en 1764 William Guthrie (historian) William Guthrie A General History of the World 4 London https://books.google.com/books?id=0_8TM4CmeioC&pg=PA546 546 At the ſame time, the Borans, a Scythian nation, croſſing the Euxine ſea, plundered ſeveral places in Boſphorus and Pontus, and proceeded into Aſia, where they ſurprized and plundered Chalcedon, Nicæa, Apamea, Pruſa, and ſeveral other cities, and then returned with an immenſe booty to their own country.
en 1814 The History of the Roman Emperors 45 https://books.google.com/books?id=sHkLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA45 This success was a strong temptation to the other Scythian nations bordering upon the Borans.
en 1907 The Churches Separated from Rome https://books.google.com/books?id=LigMAAAAIAAJ 102 [...] the Borans invaded Pontus, penetrated into Cappadocia, and sacked the great city of Cæsarea.
Translations
member of the Borani
French: fr Boran m, fr Borane f
Latin: la Boranus m
Etymology 3
Noun
A member of the Borana
Translations
member of the Borana
French
fr:+s
Etymology
fr :lbor la:Boranus
fr la Boranus.
Pronunciation
Noun
m Borane
fr Boran Q893315
fr 1691 Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont Histoire des empereurs https://books.google.com/books?id=80xjam0e--cC&pg=PA407 407 On croyoit que les Borans ayant eſté ſi maltraitez à Pityonte, n’y reviendroient plus.
fr 1772 Louis-Gabriel Du Buat-Nancay Histoire ancienne des peuples de l’Europe https://books.google.com/books?id=jw4PAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA658 658–659 Le reſte de leur expédition nous intéreſſe moins que celle des Borans, mais nous devons obſerver qu’elle ſuivit d’un an au moins le dernier retour de ceux-ci ; [...]
fr 1887 Paul Allard Les dernières persécutions du troisième siècle https://books.google.com/books?id=xXosAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153 153 Les Borans de l’Euxin et les Goths du Danube envahirent successivement le nord de l’Asie romaine, et le dévastèrent tout entier, entrant sans coup férir dans les places fortes, pillant le Pont, la Cappadoce et la Bithynie.
German
Pronunciation
de aːn 2
Noun
n
de inorganic chemistry borane
Declension
n
Derived terms
de Amminboran Carbaboran Diboran Metallaboran Monoboran
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