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PRONUNCIATION OF NISHAPUR

Nishapur  [ˌniːʃɑːˈpʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NISHAPUR

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Nishapur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NISHAPUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nishapur

Nishapur

Nishapur or Nishabur pronunciation , is a city in the Razavi Khorasan Province, capital of the Nishapur County and former capital of Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Mount Binalud. It had an estimated population of 239,185 as of 2011 and its county 433,105. Nearby are the turquoise mines that supplied the world with turquoise for at least two millennia. The city was founded in the 3rd century by Shapur I as a Sasanian satrapy capital. Nishapur later became the capital of Tahirid dynasty and was reformed by Abdullah Tahir in 830, and was later selected as the capital of Seljuq dynasty by Tughril in 1037. From the Abbasid era to Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia and Eastern Iran, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center within the Islamic world. Nishapur, along with Merv, Herat and Balkh were one of the four great cities of Greater Khorasan and one of the greatest cities in the...

Definition of Nishapur in the English dictionary

The definition of Nishapur in the dictionary is a town in NE Iran, at an altitude of 1195 m : birthplace and burial place of Omar Khayyám. Pop: 208 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NISHAPUR


Cawnpur
ˌkɔːnˈpʊə
Jabalpur
ˌdʒʌbəlˈpʊə
Jaipur
dʒaɪˈpʊə
Jamshedpur
ˌdʒʌmʃɛdˈpʊə
Jodhpur
ˌdʒɒdˈpʊə
Jubbulpore
ˌdʒʌbəlˈpʊə
Kanpur
kɑːnˈpʊə
Kolhapur
ˌkəʊlhɑːˈpʊə
Lyallpur
ˌlaɪəlˈpʊə
mampoer
məmˈpʊə
Manipur
ˌmʌnɪˈpʊə
Nagpur
næɡˈpʊə
Nippur
nɪˈpʊə
nonpoor
ˌnɒnˈpʊə
Shahjahanpur
ˌʃɑːdʒəˌhɑːnˈpʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NISHAPUR

Nipponese
Nippur
nippy
nipter
niqab
niramiai
Nirenberg
NIREX
nirl
nirvana
nirvanic
nis
Nisan
Nisei
nisgul
nish
Nishinomiya
nisi
nisi prius
Nissen hut

WORDS THAT END LIKE NISHAPUR

Bahawalpur
Bhagalpur
Bijapur
Chota Nagpur
cockspur
Durgapur
Gorakhpur
Harry Hotspur
hotspur
Kuala Lumpur
larkspur
longspur
Rampur
sandspur
Sholapur
spur
Udaipur
Yom Kippur

Synonyms and antonyms of Nishapur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Nishapur» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Nishapur
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nishapur
570 millions of speakers

English

Nishapur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nishapur
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نيسابور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нишапур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nishapur
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিশাপুর
260 millions of speakers

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Nishapur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nishapur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nishapur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニシャプール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Nishapur
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nishapur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nishapur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Nishapur
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निशापूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nişabur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nishapur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nishapur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нишапур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nishapur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Nishapur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nishapur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nischapur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nishapur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nishapur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NISHAPUR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NISHAPUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Nishapur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NISHAPUR»

Discover the use of Nishapur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nishapur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nishapur: Glass of the Early Islamic Period
This is the fourth volume in a series dedicated to publishing the finds.
Jens Kröger, 1995
2
The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur: Translated from ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Omar Khayyam, Jr., Eben Francis Thompson, 2010
3
Nishapur Revisited: Stratigraphy and Ceramics of the Qohandez
After an introduction to the site and the former American and Iranian excavations, this book presents the stratigraphy and the pottery of the site.
Rocco Rante, Annabelle Collinet, 2013
4
Pottery of the Early Islamic Period
One of a series of expedition publications at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, based on the Museum of Art, because on the Museum's records of 1935-39 excavations at the medieval site of Nishapur in north-eastern Iran.
Charles K. Wilkinson, Charles F. Wilkinson, 1974
5
Nishapur: Pottery of the Early Islamic Period
The author, Charles K. Wilkinson, was one of the excavators of Nishapur. The book contains 890 photographs, 350 drawings, 9 color plates, maps, and a bibliography. (This book was originally published in 1973/74.)
Charles K. Wilkinson, 2012
6
Nishapur
Nishapur derived its name from its alleged founder, the Sasanian king Shapur.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
7
Historic Cities of the Islamic World
A number of streams come down from the BinÊlÖd KÖh and irrigate the agricultural lands of Nishapur before disappearing into the salt desert to the west. The name goes back to the Persian NÏw-ShÊhpÖr (“Fair ShÊpÖr”); in Armenian it is ...
Clifford Edmund Bosworth, 2007
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Neyshabur, Including: Omar Khayy M, Attar of Nishapur, Tahir ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book contains chapters focused on Neyshabur, and People from Neyshabur.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Farid Ad-Din ʻAttār's Memorial of God's Friends: Lives and ...
Intellectual. Background. and. Sources. of. Memorial. of. God's. Friends. The stories and aphorisms that 'Attar utilized in his poetic works and in Memorial of God's Friends are the product of a rich intellectual and poetic tradition. Nishapur ...
Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār, 2009
10
A History of Islamic Societies
The history of Nishapur in the eleventh and twelfth centuries is the best known example of the law schools as factions. Here the Hanafi school was built around leading merchant, official, and 'ulama' families who controlled the judiciary of the  ...
Ira M. Lapidus, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NISHAPUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nishapur is used in the context of the following news items.
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On a Quest for the Three Wise Men of Neyshabur
Of the cities I've visited in Iran, Neyshabur, or Nishapur, was the one I wasn't familiar with beforehand. However, after visiting the tombs of its ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
2
Ini Dia Para Tokoh Ilmuwan Muslim Yang Dilupakan Dunia
Khayam yang lahir pada 18 Mei 1048 di Nishapur, Iran (Parsi) dan meninggal 4 Desember 1131 itu mempunyai nama asli Ghiyatuddin Abu ... «HARIANACEH.co.id, Jul 15»
3
The Desolation of Merv
... Abbasids; these cities included Herat, later called the “Pearl of Khorasan” after the Mongols sacked Merv, and Nishapur in northeastern Iran. «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
4
Understanding Sufi Spirituality
Khorasan (comprised of numerous cities including Nishapur, Balkh, Ghazni, Merv, Samarkand, and Bukhara) nurtured great hadith-collectors, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
5
Baz-e-Safed
... took the title from their Turkish founder Haidar from Sawa, a province 70 miles south of Nishapur in Persia. When the Mongols invaded Sawa, ... «The Asian Age, Apr 15»
6
Law Revue 2015 heads up mixed bag of comedy shows at …
Her new, surprisingly positive outlook ties in existentially at the end with her reference to 12th century Sufi poet Attar of Nishapur and the show's ... «Herald Sun, Apr 15»
7
De Zijderoute
Ook ken ik de resten van Hekatompylos en Nishapur, die me leerden dat een stad volledig kan verdwijnen. Beckwith suggereert dat er in de ... «Historiek.net, Mar 15»
8
Islamic Solar Calendar: Eclipsed by Politics and Ideology
... headed by the renowned Omar Khayyam of Nishapur, in the observatory of Isfahan to solve the problem of the ebb and flow of seasonal drift ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
9
At Persian New Year Gala, Met Museum C.E.O. Condemns ISIS's …
... told VF.com that funds from previous NoRuz galas have enabled the museum to create or extend its Nishapur Gallery, and a facsimile copy of ... «Vanity Fair, Mar 15»
10
Omar Khayyam
The Seljuk ruler, Toghrïl Beg, proclaimed himself sultan at Nishapur in 1038 and entered Baghdad in 1055. It was in this difficult unstable ... «Onislam.net, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nishapur [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nishapur>. Apr 2024 ».
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