"Balkh" meaning in All languages combined

See Balkh on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian بلخ (balx). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa-cls|بلخ|tr=balx}} Classical Persian بلخ (balx) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balkh
  1. A town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria. Wikidata QID: Q182159 Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Towns in Afghanistan Synonyms: Bactra
    Sense id: en-Balkh-en-name-en:Q182159
  2. A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city. Wikidata QID: Q121104 Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Provinces of Afghanistan, Towns in Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-Balkh-en-name-en:Q121104 Disambiguation of Towns in Afghanistan: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations, Terms with Old Persian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Persian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (ancient city): Բալխ (Balx) (Armenian), ბალხი (balxi) (Georgian), वाह्लीक (vāhlīk) [masculine] (Hindi), बलख (balakh) [masculine] (Hindi), Bactra [neuter, plural] (Latin), Բահլ (Bahl) (Old Armenian), Բաղխ (Bałx) (Old Armenian), 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (alt: b-a-x-t-r-i-š /⁠bāxtriš⁠/) (Old Persian), بلخ (balx) (Persian), Балх (Balx) (Russian), Балх (Balx) (Tajik), بەلخ (belx) (Uyghur)
Disambiguation of 'ancient city': 53 47
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