bactria
/ˈbæktɹɪə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The ancient name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in West Asia, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
Etymology
From Latin Bactria, from Ancient Greek Βακτρίᾱ (Baktríā), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (b-a-x-t-r-i-š /bâxtriš/). Compare Persian باختر (bâxtar) and Hindi बाख़्त्र (bāxtra), बाख़्तर (bāxtar).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Bactria, Βακτρίᾱ, 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbæktɹɪə/
Inflected Forms
Bactriana (alternative)
Bakhtar (alternative)
Bahlika (alternative)
Vahlika (alternative)
Ta-Hia (alternative)