English Explanatory Dictionary

Istakhr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran.

Word forms

Istakhr

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian استخر (estaxr), possibly through Arabic إِصْطَخْر (ʔiṣṭaḵr).

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