FromPersianاهواز(ahvâz), fromArabicأَهْوَاز(ʔahwāz) andاَلْأَهْوَاز(al-ʔahwāz), a shortened form ofسُوق الْأَهْوَاز(sūq al-ʔahwāz), a partial-calque ofMiddle PersianHūǰestān-vāčār(literally“the market ofKhuzestan”), name of a major town inSassanian-era Khuzestan; seeKhuzestan for more.
Ahvaz
