Суғд

Tajik

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-der.
Sogdian *Sukuda
Sogdian *Sukδa
Sogdian *Suγδabor.
Old Persian 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gᵘ-u-d /⁠suguda⁠/)
Middle Persian [script needed] (swkwd /⁠sugd⁠/)
Classical Persian سُغْد (suġd)
Tajik Суғд

    Inherited from Classical Persian سُغْد (suġd).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /suɣd/, [suʁd̪]

    Proper noun

    Суғд • (Suġd) (Persian spelling سغد)

    1. Sughd (a region of Tajikistan)
      Вилояти Суғд ― Viloyat-i Suġd ― the province of Sughd
    2. Sogdiana (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan)

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