Persian · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History
Bukhara
बुख़ारा
said bu-khaa-raa
also written: bokhara, bukhaaraa
Meaning
The Central Asian city of learning and Sufism in Transoxiana; emblem of a noble seat of culture, famed in Hafiz's verse beside Samarkand.
Related words
PERSIAN
Samarqand
The fabled city of Transoxiana, later Timur's capital; with Bukhara, an emblem of Central Asian splendour and the price of a beloved's beauty in Hafiz.
TURKISH
Tartar
The Tartars (Tatars) of Central Asia, famed in verse for the musk of their region and for their ferocious warriors; the type of the wild marauder.