释义 |
sog·di·an I. noun or sogh·di·an \ˈsägdēən also ˈsȯg-\ (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Latin Sogdiani (plural), from sogdiani, plural of sogdianus, adjective, Sogdian 1. : a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana, a province of the ancient Persian Empire in the region of modern Bukhara 2. : an Iranian language of the Sogdian people II. adjective or soghdian \“\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sogdianus, from Old Persian Sughuda Sogdiana, province of the ancient Persian Empire + Latin -anus -an 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Sogdiana 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of ancient Sogdiana |