Ecbatana, the ancient capital of Media, identified with the modern-day city of Hamadan
köken: Borrowed from Aramaic אַחְמְתָא (ʾaḥməṯā), eventually from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (h-g-m-t-a-n /Haⁿgmatānaʰ/). Doublet of Doublet of המדאן. Cognate with English Ecbatana, English Hamadan, and Persian همدان (hamedân).