یزد

See also: يزد and يرد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian یزد (yazd).

Proper noun

یزد • (Yezd)

  1. Yazd

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 (yzdty /⁠yazd⁠/, “god, divinity”), from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “yazata, (an entity that is) worthy of worship”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? yazd
Dari reading? yazd
Iranian reading? yazd
Tajik reading? yazd

Proper noun

Dari یزد
Iranian Persian
Tajik Язд

یزد • (yazd)

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

Derived terms

  • یزدی (yazdi)
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