Balkh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (balx).

Proper noun

Balkh

(historical) An ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.

Synonyms

Bactra

Translations

ancient city

Armenian: Բալխ (Balx)
Old Armenian: Բահլ (Bahl), Բաղխ (Bałx)
Georgian: ბალხი (balxi)
Hindi: वाह्लीक (hi) m (vāhlīk), बलख m (balakh)
Latin: Bactra n pl
Middle Persian: [script needed] (bhl /⁠baxl⁠/)
Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /⁠bāxtriš⁠/)
Persian: بلخ (fa) (balx)
Russian: Балх (Balx)
Tajik: Балх (Balx)
Uyghur: بەلخ (belx)

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