Yaghnobi

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noun

A member of an ethnic minority in Tajikistan, inhabiting the Sughd province in the valleys of the Yaghnob, Qul and Varzob rivers.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounYaghnobi (plural Yaghnobis or Yaghnobi)

plural Yaghnobis · alternative Yaghnob · alternative Yagnob · alternative Yagnobi

  1. A member of an ethnic minority in Tajikistan, inhabiting the Sughd province in the valleys of the Yaghnob, Qul and Varzob rivers.
proper noun

alternative Yaghnob · alternative Yagnob · alternative Yagnobi

  1. An Eastern Iranian language spoken in Tajikistan by the Yaghnobi people.

    Synonyms: Neo-Sogdian

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn Eastern Iranian language spoken in Tajikistan by the Yaghnobi people.

Also see

Origin

  1. Yaghnobiyaγnōbī́t
  2. Tajikяғнобӣ
  3. EnglishYaghnobi

From Tajik яғнобӣ (yaġnobi), from Yaghnobi yaγnōbī́t, яғнобӣ (yaġnobi).

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Translations

Czech jaghnóbština
  • jaghnóbštinalanguage
Finnish jagnobi
  • jagnobilanguage
Persian یغنابی
  • یغنابی (yaġnâbi)language
Russian ягнобский
  • ягнобский (jagnobskij)language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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