Badakhshan

English

Etymology

From Persian بدخشان (badaxšân), from Middle Persian title 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩 (btḥšy /⁠badaxš⁠/); see it for more.

Proper noun

Badakhshan

Historical Badakhshan

Badakhshan province

2. (historical) A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
4. A province of Afghanistan, named after the historical region.
6. Gorno-Badakhshan (an autonomous province of Tajikistan)

Translations

historical region

• Bengali: বদখশান (bodkhośan)
• Catalan: Badakhxan m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴達赫尚 / 巴达赫尚 (Bādáhèshàng); 巴達克山 / 巴达克山 (zh) (Bādákèshān) (historically)

• French: Badakhchan (fr) m
• Greek: Μπανταχσάν (el) n (Bantachsán)
• Hindi: बदख़्शान m (badaxśān), बदख़शान (badaxśān), बदख्शाँ m (badakhśā̃)
• Manchu: ᠪᠠᡩ᠋ᠠᡴᡧᠠᠨ (badakšan)
• Marathi: बदखशान (badakhśān)
• Persian: بدخشان (fa) (badaxšân)
• Polish: Badachszan (pl) m
• Russian: Бадахша́н (ru) (Badaxšán)
• Swedish: Badakhshan
• Tajik: Бадахшон (tg) (Badaxšon)
• Urdu: بدخشاں (badaxśān)
• Uzbek: Badaxshon
• Written Oirat: ᡋᠠᡑᠠᡍᠱᠠᠨ (badaxšan)