How to pronounce Borujerd?

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Pronunciation of Borujerd in Borujerd, Iran

Borujerd is pronounced as

B oh r oo J eh r d

b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
oh sounds like the 'o' in 'so'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'
j sounds like the 'j' in 'jug'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'


Borujerd is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ B oh r oo J eh r d ]

B oh r oo J eh r d
bat so rat food jug pet rat do

Type of Name:

Name of the city

Language:

Persian

Alternate Spelling(s):

Burujird, Boroojerd, Borugerd, Booroojerd, Burujerd, Borojerd, Boroujerd

Meaning:

City of Viru, City of Orodes

Additional Information:

Borujerd is Arabized written name for old Persian Vorugerd and or Orodgerd both pointing to a city established by Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) in Zagros region, western Iran. 'Gerd' in Persian is similar to Slavic 'Gorod' and Russian 'Grad' (e.g. Leningrad). Borujerd original name is either Virugerd which means the city ordered/established by Viru - a Pathian prince - or is Orodgerd i.e. the city ordered/established by Orodes I of Parthia (90 to 80 BC ).


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Pronunciation of Borujerd in Borujerd, Iran

borū jerd


Type of Name:

Name of the city

Language:

Persian

Alternate Spelling(s):

Burujird, Boroojerd, Borugerd, Booroojerd, Burujerd, Borojerd, Boroujerd

Meaning:

City of Viru, City of Orodes

Additional Information:

Borujerd is Arabized written name for old Persian Vorugerd and or Orodgerd both pointing to a city established by Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) in Zagros region, western Iran. 'Gerd' in Persian is similar to Slavic 'Gorod' and Russian 'Grad' (e.g. Leningrad). Borujerd original name is either Virugerd which means the city ordered/established by Viru - a Pathian prince - or is Orodgerd i.e. the city ordered/established by Orodes I of Parthia (90 to 80 BC ).


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