Persian · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History
Samarqand
समरक़ंद
said sa-mar-qand
also written: samarkand, samarqaand
Meaning
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.
Related words
PERSIAN
Bukhara
The Central Asian city of learning and Sufism in Transoxiana; emblem of a noble seat of culture, famed in Hafiz's verse beside Samarkand.
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.