Badghis

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proper noun

A province of Afghanistan.

OriginPersian بادغیس ← Middle Persian [script needed] ← Old Iranian →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Afghanistan.

Origin

  1. Old Iranian
  2. Middle Persian[script needed]“a mount”
  3. Persianبادغیس
  4. EnglishBadghis

Borrowed from Persian بادغیس (bâdġis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (Wādgēs, “a mount”), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌-𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬀 (vāⁱti-gaēsa, “a mount”)).

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Translations

Persian بادغیس
  • بادغیس (bâdġis)province
Cite this entry
APA

Badghis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badghis

MLA

“Badghis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badghis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Badghis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badghis.

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