Meanings
- A river in Afghanistan.
To the west the Afghan plateau undergoes a very considerable depression, at the bottom of which lies the marshy lake, Hamoun, into which the Helmand river finds its way; but it again rises in the vast plains which lead towards Farsistan.
1879, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature, volume 19, page 41 - A province of Afghanistan, named after the river.
Since late July, the Taliban have seized new territory across Helmand, defying a series of about 30 US airstrikes, and raising concern of an attack on the capital.
2016 August 22, Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian
Origin
Translations
Arabic هِلْمَنْد
- هِلْمَنْد (hilmand)region, province and river
Bengali হেলমন্দ
- হেলমন্দ (helomondo)region, province and river
Hindi हेलमंद
- हेलमंद (helmand)region, province and river
Persian هیرمند, هلمند
- هیرمند (hirmand)region, province and river
- هلمند (helmand)region, province and river
Russian Гильменд
- Гильменд (Gilʹmend)region, province and river
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Cite this entry
Helmand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helmand
“Helmand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helmand. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Helmand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helmand.
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