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Balkh

Balkh proper noun: a town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.

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Proper noun

Balkh

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

Balkh meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Balkh in Hindi

ancient city
बल्ख़ balx

Balkh in Arabic

ancient city
بَلْخ balḵ

Balkh in Persian

ancient city
بلخ balx

Synonyms of Balkh

  • Bactra

Origin of Balkh

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلخ (balx).

Questions about Balkh

What does Balkh mean?
Balkh means a town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
What is Balkh in Hindi?
Balkh in Hindi is बल्ख़ (balx). See Balkh meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Balkh?
Balkh is a proper noun.

Words near Balkh in the dictionary

  1. balker
  2. balkers
  3. Balkes
  4. balkest
  5. balketh
  6. Balkh
  7. balkhashite
  8. balkie
  9. balkier
  10. balkies
  11. balkiest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Balkh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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