Badghis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بادغیس (bâdğis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (Wādgēs, “a mount”), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌-𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬀 (vāⁱti-gaēsa, “a mount”)).

Proper noun

Badghis

Badghis province

2. A province of Afghanistan.

Translations

province

• Pashto: بادغیس
• Persian: بادغیس (bâdğis)
• Tajik: Бодғис (Bodġis)