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Sogdian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Sogdiana

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

An extinct Middle Iranian language spoken around Sogdiana.

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noun

Meaning 3

A native of Sogdiana

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صُغْدِيّ (ṣuḡdiyy) — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Dutch: sogdisch — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • German: sogdisch — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Hungarian: szogd — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Persian: سغدی (soġdi) — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Russian: согди́йский (sogdíjskij) — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Tajik: суғдӣ (suġdi) — of or relating to Sogdiana
  • Armenian: սողդերեն (soġderen) — the Sogdian language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粟特語 /粟特语 (Sùtèyǔ) — the Sogdian language
  • Dutch: Sogdisch — the Sogdian language
  • Finnish: sogdi — the Sogdian language
  • German: Sogdisch — the Sogdian language
  • Hungarian: szogd — the Sogdian language
  • Latin: lingua Sogdiana — the Sogdian language
  • Persian: زبان سغدی (zabân-e soġdi) — the Sogdian language
  • Persian: سغدی (soġdi) — the Sogdian language
  • Portuguese: sogdiano — the Sogdian language
  • Russian: согди́йский язы́к (sogdíjskij jazýk) — the Sogdian language
  • Russian: согди́йский (sogdíjskij) — the Sogdian language
  • Swedish: sogdiska — the Sogdian language
  • Tajik: забони суғдӣ (zabon-i suġdi) — the Sogdian language
  • Tajik: суғдӣ (suġdi) — the Sogdian language
  • Turkish: Soğdca — the Sogdian language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粟特人 (sùtèrén) — a native of Sogdiana
  • Dutch: sogdiër — a native of Sogdiana
  • Hungarian: szogd — a native of Sogdiana
  • Persian: سغدی (soġdi) — a native of Sogdiana
  • Portuguese: sogdiano — a native of Sogdiana
  • Tajik: суғдӣ (suġdi) — a native of Sogdiana