English
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلخ (balx).
Proper noun
Balkh
- A town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
- A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.
Synonyms
Translations
ancient city
- Arabic: بَلْخ f (balḵ)
- Armenian: Բալխ (Balx)
- Old Armenian: Բահլ (Bahl), Բաղխ (Bałx)
- Georgian: ბალხი (balxi)
- Hindi: वाह्लीक (hi) m (vāhlīk), बलख m (balakh)
- Latin: Bactra n pl
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (bhl /baxl/)
- Old Persian: 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /bāxtriš/)
- Persian: بلخ (fa) (balx)
- Russian: Балх (Balx)
- Tajik: Балх (Balx)
- Uyghur: بەلخ (belx)
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