Meanings
proper noun
alternative Panjsher · alternative Panjsheer
- A place in Afghanistan.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Panjshir Valley: a region of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
The valley Mammy referred to was the Panjshir, the Farsi-speaking Tajik region one hundred kilometers northeast of Kabul.
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 108 - A river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
- historicalA former district of Parwan, Afghanistan.
- A province of Afghanistan.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Classical Persianپنجشیر
- Iranian Persianپنجشیر
- EnglishPanjshir
Borrowed from Iranian Persian پنجشیر (panjšir), from Classical Persian پنجشیر (panjšēr, literally “five lions”).
More words from Iranian Persian, Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 潘傑希爾 /潘杰希尔
- 潘傑希爾 /潘杰希尔 (Pānjiéxī'ěr)a province of Afghanistan
Dari پنجشیر
- پنجشیر (panjšēr)a province of Afghanistan
Iranian Persian پنجشیر
- پنجشیر (panjšir)a province of Afghanistan
Russian Панджше́р
- Панджше́р (Pandžšér)a province of Afghanistan
Urdu پنج شیر, پنجشیر
- پنج شیر (panj śer)a province of Afghanistan
- پنجشیر (panjśer)a province of Afghanistan
Cite this entry
APA
Panjshir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panjshir
MLA
“Panjshir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panjshir. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panjshir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panjshir.
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