Jump to content

Termez

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Sultan Saodat Ensemble

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Termez

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

Translations

[edit]