Etymology

Istakhr

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Today it means: A major ancient and medieval city in Persia, located near Persepolis in modern Iran. Full definition →

Persian استخر ← Arabic إِصْطَخْر
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِصْطَخْر
  2. Persian · borrowed fromاستخر
  3. English todayIstakhr

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.