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Panjshir

Panjshir proper noun: a river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan. Also the ellipsis of Panjshir Valley.

Proper noun

Panjshir

  1. A river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
  2. (historical) A former district of Parwan, Afghanistan.
  3. A province of Afghanistan.

Also used as

Panjshir is also the ellipsis of Panjshir Valley.

Panjshir meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Pashto and Persian

Panjshir in Marathi

a province of Afghanistan
पंजशीर pañjśīr

Panjshir in Urdu

a province of Afghanistan
پنج شیر panj śer, پنجشیر panjśer

Panjshir in Pashto

a province of Afghanistan
پنجشېر panjšer

Panjshir in Persian

a province of Afghanistan
پنجشیر panjšēr

Forms of Panjshir

alternative formPanjsher
alternative formPanjsheer

Origin of Panjshir

Borrowed from Iranian Persian پنجشیر (panjšir), from Classical Persian پنجشیر (panjšēr, literally “five lions”).

Words formed from Panjshir

Questions about Panjshir

What does Panjshir mean?
Panjshir means a river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
What is Panjshir in Marathi?
Panjshir in Marathi is पंजशीर (pañjśīr). See Panjshir meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Panjshir?
Panjshir is a proper noun.

Words near Panjshir in the dictionary

  1. Panjin
  2. panjis
  3. Panjnad
  4. panjrapole
  5. panjrapoles
  6. Panjshir
  7. Panjshir Valley
  8. panjum
  9. panjums
  10. Panjwani
  11. Panjwanis

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