Sog·di·an (s g d - n)adj. Of or relating to an ancient Iranian people whose homeland was in the area around Samarqand and who had established settlements throughout Chinese Turkistan before the advent of Islam. n. 1. A member of this people. 2. The extinct Middle Iranian language of this people, known chiefly from texts and inscriptions dating from the second to the ninth centuries a.d. [Latin Sogdi  nus, from Greek Sogdoi, Sogdians, from Old Persian Sug(u)da-.] |
Sogdian [ˈsɒgdɪən]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the people who lived in Sogdiana
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, now almost extinct, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Sogdiana, its people, or their language
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