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Kerman

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K ER1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.

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Meaning 2

A county of Iran, around the city.

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Meaning 3

A province of Iran.

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name

Meaning 4

A surname.

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Meaning 5

A city in Fresno County, California, United States.

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noun

Meaning 6

A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Unknown.

From a combination of the surnames of the two men who acquired the property of a local water supply, namely William G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 克爾曼 /克尔曼 (Kè'ěrmàn) — city, county and province in Iran
  • Hindi: किरमान (kirmān) — city, county and province in Iran
  • Persian: کرمان (kermân) — city, county and province in Iran
  • Tajik: Кирмон (Kirmon) — city, county and province in Iran
  • Turkish: Kirman — city, county and province in Iran
  • Ottoman Turkish: كرمان (kirman) — city, county and province in Iran
  • Uzbek: Kirmon — city, county and province in Iran
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