Mashhad

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Mashhad 1
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Type Settlement
Usage Persian, Tajik, Arabic
Scripts مشهد(Persian, Arabic) Машҳад(Tajik)
Pronounced Pron. mash-HAD(Persian, Tajik Persian) mash-had(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom", named for the shrine of imam Ali al-Rida in Twelver Shia tradition. This is the name of a city in Iran.
Added 7/7/2023 by anonymous

Mashhad 2
not set
Type Settlement
Usage Persian
Scripts مشهد(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. mash-HAD  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom", so named for the shrine of imam Ali al-Rida in Twelver Shia tradition. This is the name of a city in Iran.
Added 7/7/2023 by anonymous