Etymology

Ghazni

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Today it means: A city, the capital of the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan; the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire. Full definition →

Persian غزنی
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  1. Persian · borrowed fromغزنی
  2. English todayGhazni

From Pashto and Persian غزنی (Ġazni). Compare Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).

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