یزد

See also: يزد and يرد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian یزد (yazd).

Proper noun

یزد • (Yezd)

1. Yazd

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 (yzdty /⁠yazd⁠/, “god, divinity”), from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “yazata, (an entity that is) worthy of worship”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [jazð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäzd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäzd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jäzd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jäzd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæzd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jäzd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	yazd
Dari reading?	yazd
Iranian reading?	yazd
Tajik reading?	yazd

Proper noun

Dari	یزد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Язд

یزد • (yazd)

1. Yazd (a city in Iran)

Derived terms

• یزدی (yazdi)