بخارا

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buxɑrɑ/

Proper noun

بخارا • (buxārā)

1. Bukhara (a city in Uzbekistan)

Persian

Etymology

Unknown. Said by some to be from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “vihara, monastery”), closely matching the name in Old Uyghur. Said by others to be from Sogdian βuxārak (“place of good fortune”). More at Bukhara.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bu.xaː.ˈraː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑː.ɾɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊ.xɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.xɔː.ɾɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.xɒː.ɹɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.χɔ.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	buxārā
Dari reading?	buxārā
Iranian reading?	boxârâ
Tajik reading?	buxoro

Proper noun

بخارا • (buxārā / boxârâ) (Tajik spelling Бухоро)

1. Bukhara (a region of Uzbekistan)
2. Bukhara (the regional capital of the Bukhara region, Uzbekistan, founded in the 6th century BCE)
   • 1325-1390, Hafez, Diwan

     اگر آن ترک شیرازی به دست آرد دل ما را
     به خال هندویش بخشم سمرقند و بخارا را

     agar ān turk-i šērāzī ba dast ārad dil-i mā rā
     ba xāl-i hindūyaš baxšam samarqand u buxārā rā

     If that Shirazi Turk gains Samarqand and Bukhara, I will give my heart to her Hindu mole.

Derived terms

• بُخَارِی
• بُخَارَایِی
• آلُویِ بُخَارَا
• بُخَارَایِ شَرِیف (“Bukhara the Noble; a title used when referring to the city”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā).

Proper noun

بخارا • (buxārā) ? (Hindi spelling बुख़ारा)

1. Bukhara (a city in Uzbekistan)