Meanings
- A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.
He [...] told her that Herat, the city where Mariam was born, in 1959, had once been the cradle of Persian culture, the home of writers, painters, and Sufis.
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 5 - A province of Afghanistan.
Shortly before they cross the border into Herat, they pass an Afghan refugee camp.
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 381
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-“to flow, run”
- Old Persian𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺
- Middle Persian[Book Pahlavi needed]
- Arabicهَرَاة
- Classical Persianهَرَات
- EnglishHerat
Borrowed from Classical Persian هَرَات (harāt), from Arabic هَرَاة (harāh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hlyb' /harēw/), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 (h-r-i-v /haraiva/), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow, run”); see also Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀 (haroiuua).
More words from Classical Persian, Arabic, Middle Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هَرَاة
- هَرَاة (harāh)city in Afghanistan
Bengali হেরাত, হেরাত
- হেরাত (herat)province of Afghanistan
- হেরাত (herat)city in Afghanistan
Chinese Mandarin 赫拉特
- 赫拉特 (Hèlātè)city in Afghanistan
Hindi हेरात
- हेरात (herāt)city in Afghanistan
Japanese ヘラート
- ヘラート (Herāto)city in Afghanistan
Korean 헤라트, 헤라트
- 헤라트 (helateu)province of Afghanistan
- 헤라트 (Herateu)city in Afghanistan
Persian هرات
- هرات (harât)city in Afghanistan
Polish Herat, Herat
- Heratprovince of Afghanistan
- Heratcity in Afghanistan
Russian Гера́т
- Гера́т (Gerát)city in Afghanistan
Turkish Herat
- Heratcity in Afghanistan
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Herat
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Cite this entry
Herat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herat
“Herat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herat.
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