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arad

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A city, the county seat of Arad County, Transylvania, Romania.

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name

Meaning 2

A county in western Romania.

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name

Meaning 3

A city in Israel.

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name

Meaning 4

A city in Fars Province, Iran.

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noun

Meaning 5

A nomadic herder.

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History

Etymology

From Hungarian Arad.

From Hebrew עֲרָד.

From Persian ارد.

Borrowed from Mongolian ард (ard, “people”)/ᠠᠷᠠᠳ (arad).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Ара́д (Arád) — city in Romania
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉德 (Ālādé) — city in Romania
  • Hungarian: Arad — city in Romania
  • Polish: Arad — city in Romania
  • Romanian: Arad — city in Romania
  • Russian: Ара́д (Arád) — city in Romania
  • Ukrainian: Ара́д (Arád) — city in Romania
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉德 (Ālādé) — city in Israel
  • Hebrew: עֲרָד — city in Israel
  • Hindi: अराद (arād) — city in Israel
  • Russian: Ара́д (Arád) — city in Israel
  • Hindi: अरद (arad) — city in Iran
  • Persian: ارد — city in Iran
  • Russian: Ара́д (Arád) — city in Iran
  • German: Arate — nomadic herder