Javad

Javad (جواد) is a Persian variant of the Arabic boy's name Jawad. In Shahrak-e Gharb it is also used as a metonym for the residents of Javadieh.[1]

Javad (جواد) is the Muslim name meaning "righteous"

References

  1. Shahram Khosravi - Young and Defiant in Tehran 2011- Page 70 0812206819 "Javad is an Arabic boy's name, but in Shahrak-e Gharb it is used as a metonym for the residents of Javadieh. As I already mentioned, this is a lower-class neighborhood in south Tehran, generally inhabited by second- or third-generation migrants from rural Azerbaijan. Among Shahraki youths, javad is a reference to the working-class and “backward” attributes of the young men living there. Young people frequently use the term when they talk about south Tehranis. There is also a less ...
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