See بلخ on Wiktionary
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],
"bold_roman_offsets": [
[
10,
14
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
6,
9
]
],
"english": "the province of Balkh, Balkh Province",
"roman": "velâyat-e balx",
"text": "ولایت بلخ",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Balkh (a province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city)"
],
"links": [
[
"Balkh",
"Balkh#English:_Q121104"
],
[
"province",
"province"
],
[
"Afghanistan",
"Afghanistan#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[balx]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bälx]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bälx]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bälx]",
"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bälx]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
"ipa": "[bælx]",
"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bälχ]",
"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
],
"word": "بلخ"
}
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