Termez

English

Sultan Saodat Ensemble

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Терме́з m (Terméz).

• The modern name of the city came through the Sogdian Language Tarmiδ dating back to an ancient Iranian language tara-maiθa, which means "a place of transition" (tara-crossing, crossing; maiθa-place). In ancient times there was an important crossing on the Amu Darya river.
• Some link the name of the city to Greek thermos "hot", tracing its name back to Alexander the Great.
• Others suggest that it came from Sanskrit taramato, meaning "on the river bank"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛə(ɹ)mɛz/

Proper noun

Termez

1. A small historical city in modern-day Uzbekistan's extreme south.

Translations

a historical city

• Ancient Greek: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: تِرْمِذ (tirmiḏ)
• Hindi: तिरमिज़ m (tirmiz)
• Persian: ترمذ (fa) (termez)
• Russian: Термез (Termez)
• Tajik: Термиз (Termiz)
• Turkish: Tirmiz
• Uzbek: Termiz, Термиз (Termiz)