طخارستان
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˤu.xaː.ris.taːn/
Proper noun
طُخَارِسْتَان • (ṭuḵāristān) f
- Tokharistan (a historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria)
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | طُخَارِسْتَان ṭuḵāristān |
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| nominative | — | طُخَارِسْتَانُ ṭuḵāristānu |
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| accusative | — | طُخَارِسْتَانَ ṭuḵāristāna |
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| genitive | — | طُخَارِسْتَانَ ṭuḵāristāna |
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Derived terms
- طُخَارِسْتَانِيّ (ṭuḵāristāniyy)
Related terms
- طُخَارِيّ (ṭuḵāriyy)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: طخارستان (tuharistan)
- Turkish: Tuharistan/Toharistan
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طُخَارِسْتَان (ṭuḵāristān), from Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān). By surface analysis, تخار (tuhar, “Tokhar”) + ـستان (-istan).
Proper noun
طخارستان • (Tuharistan)
- Tokharistan (a historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria)
Descendants
- Turkish: Tuharistan/Toharistan
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طخارستان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1234