English Explanatory Dictionary

chaharbagh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional square-shaped layout of Persian gardens comprising four square gardens separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and four rivers of Paradise
name
  1. Ellipsis of Chaharbagh Avenue; the Chaharbagh, Isfahan, so named because Shah Abbas the Great had bought four vineyards in the city to secure the right-of-way.
  2. A toponym:
  3. A city in Alborz Province, Iran.
  4. A district of Alborz Province, Iran.

Word forms

chaharbagh chaharbaghs chahar bagh charbagh

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چهارباغ (čahârbâġ), from چهار (čahâr, “four”) + باغ (bâġ, “garden”), literally “four gardens”.

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