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Herat

/hɛɹɑːt/

Herat proper noun: a city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.

Proper noun

Herat

  1. A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.
    • He [...] told her that Herat, the city where Mariam was born, in 1959, had once been the cradle of Persian culture, the home of writers, painters, and Sufis.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 5
  2. A province of Afghanistan.
    • Shortly before they cross the border into Herat, they pass an Afghan refugee camp.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 381

Herat meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Pashto

Herat in Hindi

city in Afghanistan
हेरात herāt

Herat in Marathi

city in Afghanistan
हेरात herāt
province of Afghanistan
हेरात herāt

Herat in Bengali

city in Afghanistan
হেরাত herat
province of Afghanistan
হেরাত herat

Herat in Pashto

city in Afghanistan
هرات herāt
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Herat in Arabic
هَرَاة harāh
Herat in Persian
هرات harât

Origin of Herat

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَرَات (harāt), from Arabic هَرَاة (harāh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hlyb' /⁠harēw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 (h-r-i-v /⁠haraiva⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow, run”); see also Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀 (haroiuua).

Words formed from Herat

Words that rhyme with Herat

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Questions about Herat

What does Herat mean?
Herat means a city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.
What is Herat in Hindi?
Herat in Hindi is हेरात (herāt). See Herat meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Herat?
Herat is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Herat?
Herat is pronounced /hɛɹɑːt/.

Words near Herat in the dictionary

  1. herapathite
  2. herapathites
  3. Herard
  4. Herards
  5. heras
  6. Herat
  7. Herati
  8. Heratis
  9. herb
  10. herb bennet
  11. herb box

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