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Yazd

Yazd proper noun: a city in Iran, the seat of Yazd County's Central District and the capital of Yazd Province.

Proper noun

Yazd

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Yazd County's Central District and the capital of Yazd Province.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province of Iran.

Yazd meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Persian

Yazd in Hindi

city, county, and province of Iran
यज़्द yazd

Yazd in Bengali

city, county, and province of Iran
এজদ ejod

Yazd in Persian

city, county, and province of Iran
یزد yazd

Origin of Yazd

Borrowed from Classical Persian یزد (yazd), in turn derived from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 (yzdty /⁠yazd⁠/, “god, divinity”), from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “yazata, (an entity that is) worthy of worship”). Doublet of yazata and yajata.

Questions about Yazd

What does Yazd mean?
Yazd means a city in Iran, the seat of Yazd County's Central District and the capital of Yazd Province.
What is Yazd in Hindi?
Yazd in Hindi is यज़्द (yazd). See Yazd meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Yazd?
Yazd is a proper noun.

Words near Yazd in the dictionary

  1. Yazan
  2. yazata
  3. yazatas
  4. Yazawa
  5. Yazawas
  6. Yazd
  7. Yazdani
  8. Yazdanis
  9. Yazdegerd
  10. Yazdegerdian
  11. Yazghulami

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