Yazd

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proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Yazd County's Central District and the capital of Yazd Province.

OriginClassical Persian یزد ← Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 ← Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Yazd County's Central District and the capital of Yazd Province.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province of Iran.

Origin

  1. Avestan𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀“yazata, (an entity that is) worthy of worship”
  2. Middle Persian𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩“god, divinity”
  3. Classical Persianیزد
  4. EnglishYazd

Borrowed from Classical Persian یزد (yazd), in turn derived from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩 (yzdty /⁠yazd⁠/, “god, divinity”), from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “yazata, (an entity that is) worthy of worship”). Doublet of yazata and yajata.

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Translations

Bengali এজদ
  • এজদ (ejod)city, county, and province of Iran
Chinese Mandarin 亞茲德 /亚兹德
  • 亞茲德 /亚兹德 (Yàzīdé)city, county, and province of Iran
Hindi यज़्द
  • यज़्द (yazd)city, county, and province of Iran
Persian یزد
  • یزد (yazd)city, county, and province of Iran

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Zayddazy
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APA

Yazd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazd

MLA

“Yazd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yazd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazd.

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