English
Mazar-i-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif comes from Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف ‘noble shrine’.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentمَزَارِ شَرِیفmazār-i šarīf‘noble shrine’
- EnglishtodayMazar-i-Sharif
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentمَزَارِ شَرِیفmazār-i šarīf‘noble shrine’
- EnglishtodayMazar-i-Sharif
Every English word from Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف
Today it means
name A city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف / Mazar-i-Sharif