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الماهان al-māhān
Almehin
– for al-māhān: (du.) the two county towns (joint term for two Iranian cities, most probably Dīnawar and Nihāwand in the region Ǧibāl) (geogr.) show/hide quotes-
Albu. Intro. JS 248, 1215: Taurus habet ex regionibus Alceued et Almehin
Lemay 401, 765: الثور: له من البلدان السواد والماهير [var.: الماهين]
- 1 s.v. al-mahīr Albu. Intro. JS
< Arabic al-māhayn (inflected du.) < Persian māh. EI² s.v. māh al-baṣra.