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Gundeshapur
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English
Alternative forms
en Gundishapur
en Gondeshapur
en Gondishapur
en Jondishapur
en Jundishapur
Etymology
From en pal *Gundēšāpūr Latn, from pal 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 why-ʾndywk-šhpwhry Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr, compound of pal ŠPYL 𐭥𐭧𐭩 weh better + pal 𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱 Andiyōk Antioch + pal 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Šābuhr Shapur.
Proper noun
en An <<ancient city>> in the <<empire/Sasanian Empire>>, located in modern-day <<p:suf/Khuzestan>>, <<c/Iran>>. It was founded by Shapur I and is known for its famous academy.
Synonyms
en Beth Lapat, en Belapat, en Belabad
Translations
Sasanian city
Arabic: ar جُنْدَيْسَابُور
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ Bēṯ Lapaṭ
Coptic: cop Bēlapat
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Γουεαντιοχσαβωρ
Hindi: hi गुंदेशापूर m
Parthian: xpr 𐭅𐭇𐭉𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭉𐭅𐭊𐭔𐭇𐭉𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓 Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr
Persian:
Middle Persian: pal 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr
Iranian Persian: fa-ira گُنْدیشاپور
Classical Persian: fa-cls گُنْدیشَاپُور