See بلخ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "balxi",
"word": "بلخی"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "Balkh the Ancient; a title used when referring to the city",
"roman": "balx-e bâmi",
"word": "بلخ بامی"
}
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"2": "pal",
"3": "",
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"tr": "Balx"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "peo",
"2": "𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁",
"t": "Bactria",
"ts": "Bāxtriš"
},
"expansion": "Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /Bāxtriš/, “Bactria”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (Balx), transposed from [Book Pahlavi needed] (bʾhl /Baxl/), apparently the Sogdian form 𐫁𐫆𐫓 (bẖl /Baxl/, “Bactria”) of Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /Bāxtriš/, “Bactria”).",
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]
}
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"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"head": "",
"head2": "",
"head3": "",
"head4": "",
"id": "",
"tr": "balx",
"tr2": "",
"tr3": "",
"tr4": ""
},
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},
{
"args": {
"tr": "balx"
},
"expansion": "بلخ • (balx)",
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}
],
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},
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}
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],
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"Balkh",
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],
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],
[
"Balkh",
"Balkh#English"
],
[
"Afghanistan",
"Afghanistan#English"
],
[
"Buddhism",
"Buddhism"
],
[
"Islam",
"Islam"
],
[
"Zoroastrianism",
"Zoroastrianism"
],
[
"Bactria",
"Bactria"
]
]
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"parents": [],
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},
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"kind": "place",
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"orig": "fa:Provinces of Afghanistan",
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"Places"
],
"source": "w"
},
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"_dis": "27 31 7 35",
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},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 87",
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"name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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}
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21
],
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23,
28
]
],
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10,
14
]
],
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6,
9
]
],
"english": "the province of Balkh, Balkh Province",
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}
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"Balkh (a province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city)"
],
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"Balkh",
"Balkh#English:_Q121104"
],
[
"province",
"province"
],
[
"Afghanistan",
"Afghanistan#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
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"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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"Pages with entries",
"Persian entries with incorrect language header",
"Persian lemmas",
"Persian proper nouns",
"Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms derived from Sogdian",
"Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms"
],
"derived": [
{
"roman": "balxi",
"word": "بلخی"
},
{
"english": "Balkh the Ancient; a title used when referring to the city",
"roman": "balx-e bâmi",
"word": "بلخ بامی"
}
],
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"2": "pal",
"3": "",
"sc": "Phlv",
"tr": "Balx"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "sog",
"3": "-"
},
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"name": "der"
},
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"1": "peo",
"2": "𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁",
"t": "Bactria",
"ts": "Bāxtriš"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
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"1": "fa",
"2": "proper noun",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
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"head4": "",
"id": "",
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"tr2": "",
"tr3": "",
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},
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"tr": "balx"
},
"expansion": "بلخ • (balx)",
"name": "fa-proper noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "fa",
"pos": "name",
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{
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],
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],
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"Balkh",
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],
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"town",
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],
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"Balkh",
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],
[
"Afghanistan",
"Afghanistan#English"
],
[
"Buddhism",
"Buddhism"
],
[
"Islam",
"Islam"
],
[
"Zoroastrianism",
"Zoroastrianism"
],
[
"Bactria",
"Bactria"
]
]
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21
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10,
14
]
],
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6,
9
]
],
"english": "the province of Balkh, Balkh Province",
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"type": "example"
}
],
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"Balkh (a province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city)"
],
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"Balkh",
"Balkh#English:_Q121104"
],
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],
[
"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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