Nishapur

English

Etymology

From Persian نیشابور (neyšâbur), from earlier Persian نیشاپور (neyšâpur). From Shapur I (Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (šḥpʿḥʿy)), who is said to have established the city.

Proper noun

Nishapur

1. A city in Iran.

Translations

a city in Iran

• Arabic: نَيْسَابُور (naysābūr)
• Esperanto: Nejŝaburo
• French: Nichapour (fr)
• German: Nischapur
• Italian: Nishapur, Neyshabur
• Marathi: निशापुर (niśāpur)
• Persian: نیشابور (fa) (neyšâbur), نیشاپور (fa) (neyšâpur) (archaic), نوشاپور (nowšâpur) (rare)
• Russian: Нишапу́р (Nišapúr)
• Spanish: Nishapur
• Turkish: Nişabur
• Urdu: نیشاپور (neśāpor)