Bactria
/ˈbæktɹɪə/
Bactria proper noun: the ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
Proper noun
Bactria
- The ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
Bactria meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Sanskrit
Bactria in Hindi
- Greek name for ancient country
- बाख़्त्र bāxtra, बाख़्तर bāxtar, बॅक्ट्रिया bĕkṭriyā, बाह्लिक bāhlik, बाह्लीक bāhlīk, वाह्लिक vāhlik
Bactria in Marathi
- Greek name for ancient country
- बॅक्ट्रिया bĕkṭriyā
Bactria in Urdu
- Greek name for ancient country
- باختر bāxtar
Bactria in Sanskrit
- Greek name for ancient country
- बह्लिक bahlika
More languagesFewer languages
- Bactria in Arabic
- طخارستان, تخارستان
- Bactria in Persian
- باختر bâxtar, بلخ balx, طخارستان toxârestân, تخارستان toxârestân
Forms of Bactria
| alternative form | Bactriana |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bakhtar |
| alternative form | Bahlika |
| alternative form | Vahlika |
| alternative form | Ta-Hia |
Origin of Bactria
From Latin Bactria, from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ (Baktríā), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /bâxtriš/). Compare Persian باختر (bâxtar) and Hindi बाख़्त्र (bāxtra), बाख़्तर (bāxtar).
Words formed from Bactria
Questions about Bactria
- What does Bactria mean?
- Bactria means the ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
- What is Bactria in Hindi?
- Bactria in Hindi is बाख़्त्र (bāxtra), बाख़्तर (bāxtar), बॅक्ट्रिया (bĕkṭriyā). See Bactria meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Bactria?
- Bactria is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bactria?
- Bactria is pronounced /ˈbæktɹɪə/ (UK).
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