Kandahar

English

Alternative forms

• Qandahar, Candahar (dated)

Etymology

From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon.

Proper noun

Kandahar

1. A city in southern Afghanistan.
2. A province in southern Afghanistan around the city.
   • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 309:

     “I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”

Synonyms

• Alexandria, Alexandria Arachosia, Alexandropolis, Alexandria in Arachosia (historical)

Translations

city and province in southern Afghanistan

• Arabic: قَنْدَهَار f (qandahār)
• Armenian: Ղանդահար (Ġandahar)
• Azerbaijani: Qəndəhar
• Bengali: কন্দহার (kôndôhar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坎大哈 (zh) (Kǎndàhā); 岡大害／冈大害 (Gāngdàhài) (historically); 愷達哈爾／恺达哈尔 (Kǎidáhā'ěr) (historically)

• Hindi: कंधार (hi) m (kandhār), कन्धार (hi) m (kandhār)
• Italian: Kandahar f
• Japanese: カンダハル (Kandaharu)
• Korean: 칸다하르 (Kandahareu)
• Manchu: ᡴᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᡥᠠᡵ (kandahar)
• Marathi: कंदाहार n (kandāhār)
• Ottoman Turkish: قَندَهار (Kandehar)
• Pashto: کندهار (ps) m (kandahār)
• Persian: قندهار (fa) (qandahâr)
• Polish: Kandahar (pl) m
• Russian: Кандага́р (ru) m (Kandagár)
• Tajik: Қандаҳор (Qandahor)
• Turkish: Kandehar
• Urdu: قندھار m (qandhār)
• Uzbek: Qandahor

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Qandahar (rare, dated)

Etymology

Ultimately from Pashto کندهار.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.daːˈɦɑr/

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• Hyphenation: Kan‧da‧har
• Rhymes: -ɑr

Proper noun

Kandahar n

1. Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)