بخارا
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Said by some to be from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “vihara, monastery”), closely matching the name in Uyghur.[1] Said by others to be from Sogdian βuxārak (“place of good fortune”).[2] More at Bukhara.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bu.xɑː.ˈɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bo.xɒː.ɹɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bu.χɔ.ɾɔ́]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | buxārā |
Dari reading? | buxārā |
Iranian reading? | boxârâ |
Tajik reading? | buxoro |
Proper noun edit
Dari | بخارا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Бухоро |
بخارا • (boxârâ)
- Bukhara (a city in Uzbekistan)
- 1325-1390, Hafez, Diwan
- اگر آن ترک شیرازی به دست آرد دل ما را
به خال هندویش بخشم سمرقند و بخارا را- agar ān turk-i šērāzī ba dast ārad dil-i mā rā
ba xāl-i hindūyaš baxšam samarqand u buxārā rā - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- agar ān turk-i šērāzī ba dast ārad dil-i mā rā
- 1325-1390, Hafez, Diwan
Derived terms edit
- بخاری (boxâri)
- بخارایی (boxârâyi)
- آلوی بخارا (âlu-ye boxârâ)
References edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā).
Proper noun edit
بخارا • (buxārā) ? (Hindi spelling बुख़ारा)
- Bukhara (a city in Uzbekistan)