Etymology

Transoxiana

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Today it means: An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan. Full definition →

Latin Transoxiana ← Arabic مَا وَراءَ النَّهْر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَا وَراءَ النَّهْر
  2. Latin · derived fromTransoxiana
  3. English todayTransoxiana

From Latin Transoxiana, from trans (“beyond”) + Oxus (“Amu Darya”), literally “lands beyond Oxus”, ultimately after Arabic مَا وَراءَ النَّهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “what is beyond the river”).

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