English
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian استخر (estaxr), possibly through Arabic إِصْطَخْر (ʔiṣṭaḵr).
Proper noun
Istakhr
- A major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran.
Translations
ancient city of Persia
- Arabic: إِصْطَخْر (ʔiṣṭaḵr)
- Middle Persian: sthl (Staxr)
- Persian: استخر (fa) (estaxr)
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