"Samarkand" meaning in German

See Samarkand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /samaʁˈkant/, /zamaʁˈkant/ Audio: De-Samarkand.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Samarkands [genitive], Samarkand [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Russian Самарка́нд (Samarkánd), from Persian سمرقند (samarqand), from Sogdian 𐼼𐼺𐼰𐽀𐼸𐼻𐼹𐼳 (smʾrknδh /⁠*Smā́rkąθ⁠/). Etymology templates: {{der|de|ru|Самарка́нд}} Russian Самарка́нд (Samarkánd), {{der|de|fa|سمرقند|tr=samarqand}} Persian سمرقند (samarqand), {{der|de|sog|𐼼𐼺𐼰𐽀𐼸𐼻𐼹𐼳|ts=*Smā́rkąθ}} Sogdian 𐼼𐼺𐼰𐽀𐼸𐼻𐼹𐼳 (smʾrknδh /⁠*Smā́rkąθ⁠/) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Samarkand n (proper noun, genitive Samarkands or (optionally with an article) Samarkand)
  1. Samarkand (the regional capital of the Samarkand region, Uzbekistan) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Uzbekistan, Places in Uzbekistan, Regional capitals of Uzbekistan
    Sense id: en-Samarkand-de-name-nTFhxvCc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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