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Etymology of Iron

Translation of the Arabic حديد (ḥadīd, “iron”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

The 57th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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Translation of the Arabic حديد (ḥadīd, “iron”).

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Of or pertaining to the Iron people.

name

A group of Ossetians of the northern Caucasus who speak the Iron Ossetian dialect.

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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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