"غزنی" meaning in Persian

See غزنی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɣaz.ˈniː] [Classical-Persian], [ɣäz.níː] [Dari, formal], [ɣäz.níː] [Dari, formal], [ɣäz.níː] [Kabuli], [ɣäz.ní] (note: Hazaragi), [qæz.níː] [Iran, formal], [ʁäz.ní] [Tajik, formal] Forms: ğazni [romanization], غَزنه [alternative], غَزنین [alternative]
Etymology: Through metathesis and apocope (elision of the final sound) of گنزک (ganzak, “treasury”) (also the name of an ancient town in Azerbaijan). See گنج (ganj, “treasure”) and گنجه (ganje, “Ganja”) (a city in Republic of Azerbaijan) for more. Ultimately from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”). Etymology templates: {{cog|xme-old|*ganǰam|t=treasure}} Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”) Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun|||||head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|id=|tr=ğazni|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=}} غزنی • (ğazni), {{fa-proper noun|tr=ğazni}} غزنی • (ğazni)
  1. Ghazni (a city in Afghanistan) Categories (place): Cities in Afghanistan, Places in Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-غزنی-fa-name-YjJnHzGR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Ghazni (a province of Afghanistan) Categories (place): Places in Afghanistan, Provinces of Afghanistan
    Sense id: en-غزنی-fa-name-KfPADXDN Categories (other): Persian terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: غَزنَوی (ğaznavi) (english: of or from Ghazni)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "roman": "ğaznavi",
      "word": "غَزنَوی"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Through metathesis and apocope (elision of the final sound) of\nگنزک (ganzak, “treasury”) (also the name of an ancient town in Azerbaijan). See گنج (ganj, “treasure”) and گنجه (ganje, “Ganja”) (a city in Republic of Azerbaijan) for more. Ultimately from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
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        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": ""
      },
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    },
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  ],
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}
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
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        "tr4": ""
      },
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    },
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  ],
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}

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