بخارا

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bu.xɑː.ˈɾɑː]

 

• (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

Dari	بخارا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Бухоро

بخارا • (boxârâ)

1. Bukhara (a city in Uzbekistan)
   • 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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• بخاری (boxâri)
• بخارایی (boxârâyi)
• آلوی بخارا (âlu-ye boxârâ)
• بخارای شریف (boxârâ-ye šarif, “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)