Balkh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلخ (balx).

Proper noun

Balkh

Balkh Province

2. A town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
4. A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.

Synonyms

• Bactra

Translations

ancient city

• Arabic: بَلْخ f (balḵ)
• Armenian: Բալխ (Balx)

  Old Armenian: Բահլ (Bahl), Բաղխ (Bałx)

• Georgian: ბალხი (balxi)
• Hindi: वाह्लीक (hi) m (vāhlīk), बलख m (balakh)
• Latin: Bactra n pl
• Middle Persian: [script needed] (bhl /⁠baxl⁠/)
• Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /⁠bāxtriš⁠/)
• Persian: بلخ (fa) (balx)
• Russian: Балх (Balx)
• Tajik: Балх (Balx)
• Uyghur: بەلخ (belx)