غزنی
Persian
نگارهای از ارگ غزنی
Citadel of Ghazni during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42)Etymology
Through metathesis and apocope (elision of the final sound) of گنزک (ganzak, “treasury”) (also the name of an ancient town in Azerbaijan). See گنج (ganj, “treasure”) and گنجه (ganje, “Ganja”) (a city in Republic of Azerbaijan) for more. Ultimately from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɣaz.ˈniː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣäz.níː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɣäz.níː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɣäz.ní]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæz.níː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäz.ní]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ğaznī |
| Dari reading? | ğaznī |
| Iranian reading? | ğazni |
| Tajik reading? | ġaznī |
Proper noun
| Dari | غزنی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Ғазнӣ |
غزنی • (ğazni)
- Ghazni (a city in Afghanistan)
- Ghazni (a province of Afghanistan)
- ولایت غزنی ― velâyat-e ğazni ― the province of Ghazni, Ghazni Province
References
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “غزنی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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