English
Etymology
From Persian بدخشان (badaxšân), from Middle Persian title 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩 (btḥšy /badaxš/); see it for more.
Proper noun
Badakhshan
- (historical) A historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
- A province of Afghanistan, named after the historical region.
- Gorno-Badakhshan (an autonomous province of Tajikistan).
Translations
historical region
- Bengali: বদখশান (bodkhośan)
- Catalan: Badakhxan m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 巴達赫尚 / 巴达赫尚 (Bādáhèshàng); 巴達克山 / 巴达克山 (zh) (Bādákèshān) (historically)
- French: Badakhchan (fr) m
- Greek: Μπανταχσάν (el) n (Bantachsán)
- Hindi: बदख़्शान m (badaxśān), बदख़शान (badaxśān), बदख्शाँ m (badakhśā̃)
- Manchu: ᠪᠠᡩ᠋ᠠᡴᡧᠠᠨ (badakšan)
- Marathi: बदखशान (badakhśān)
- Persian: بدخشان (fa) (badaxšân)
- Polish: Badachszan (pl) m
- Russian: Бадахша́н (ru) (Badaxšán)
- Swedish: Badakhshan
- Tajik: Бадахшон (tg) (Badaxšon)
- Urdu: بدخشاں (badaxśān)
- Uzbek: Badaxshon
- Written Oirat: ᡋᠠᡑᠠᡍᠱᠠᠨ (badaxšan)
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