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.

SANSKRIT

Tar-tar

The croaking of frogs; incessant prattle.

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