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Mazar-i-Sharif

Mazar-i-Sharif proper noun: a city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Mazar-i-Sharif

  1. A city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.

Mazar-i-Sharif meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Pashto and Persian

Mazar-i-Sharif in Hindi

city in Afghanistan
मज़ार-ए-शरीफ़ mazār-e-śarīf

Mazar-i-Sharif in Marathi

city in Afghanistan
मझार-ए-शरीफ majhār-e-śarīph

Mazar-i-Sharif in Pashto

city in Afghanistan
مزار شریف Mazār-i Šarīf

Mazar-i-Sharif in Persian

city in Afghanistan
مزار شریف mazār-i šarīf

Forms of Mazar-i-Sharif

alternative formMazar-e-Sharif

Origin of Mazar-i-Sharif

From Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف (mazār-i šarīf, “noble shrine”).

Questions about Mazar-i-Sharif

What does Mazar-i-Sharif mean?
Mazar-i-Sharif means a city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.
What is Mazar-i-Sharif in Hindi?
Mazar-i-Sharif in Hindi is मज़ार-ए-शरीफ़ (mazār-e-śarīf). See Mazar-i-Sharif meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Mazar-i-Sharif?
Mazar-i-Sharif is a proper noun.

Words near Mazar-i-Sharif in the dictionary

  1. Mazani
  2. mazapertine
  3. mazapilite
  4. mazar
  5. Mazar-e-Sharif
  6. Mazar-i-Sharif
  7. mazard
  8. mazards
  9. Mazaricos
  10. Mazariego
  11. Mazariegos

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