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Kent[edit]

Kent or Kand is a Persian/Soghdian term for city or region. Uzbeki has adopted like many other Persian terms they have adopted.--Inuit18 (talk) 06:08, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well looking at both a Persian and Uzbeki dictionary, the word Kent/Kint only exists in Uzbeki dictionary. There is no such thing as Kent/Kint or Kand when you search for the word "town" in a farsi dictionary. Uzbeki dictionary [1] and Farsi dictionary [2]. (Ketabtoon (talk) 06:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Here read this passage from Dehkhuda's dictionary where he clearly states Kand/Kent is a Persian-Soghdian word.[3]. Please revert the article or I will do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Inuit18 (talk • contribs) 06:42, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The word does exist in Uzbeki language. If you have any doubts, you are welcome to search it at http://uzbek.firespeaker.org/. We have to include both sides. You cannot just use an Iranian/Persian source and ignore the Uzbeki source especially when it clearly mentions that the word exists in their language. (Ketabtoon (talk) 06:55, 10 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]

The site you provided me is not an uzbeki encyclopedia or academic dictionary. All Turkic languages have adopted "Kent" and there are even Eastern Arabs who use Kand or Ghund But the fact is that it is a Persian term adopted by other languages.--Inuit18 (talk) 07:19, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The word "kand" is Sogdian and hence "adopted" by eastern dialects of Persian (actually, it's just a shift of vowels). Via Persian, it was also adopted by Uzbek and Modern Turkish. The Persian equivalent is kund or gund, as in Gundishapur ("City of Shapur"; may also be pronounced as "Gandishapur" or "Kandishapur" / "Kand-e Shapur"). The ultimate origin of both words is Old Iranian *gundēz, "military fortress".

@ Ketabtoon: before reverting others, you should try to find some information about it. Your behavior is very disruptive and annoying, and - as can be shown above - also contraprodutive. Tajik (talk) 17:03, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]