Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

istakhr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: is-takhr
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian استخر (estaxr), possibly through Arabic إِصْطَخْر (ʔiṣṭaḵr).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: استخر, إِصْطَخْر

Questions

What does istakhr mean?: A major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran.
Where does istakhr come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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