Gundeshapur

English

Alternative forms

Gundishapur
Gondeshapur
Gondishapur
Jondishapur
Jundishapur

Etymology

From Middle Persian *Gundēšāpūr, corruption of 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩‎ (why-ʾndywk-šhpwhry /Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr/), compound of 𐭥𐭧𐭩‎ (weh, “better”) + 𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱‎ (Andiyōk, “Antioch”) + 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩‎ (Šābuhr, “Shapur”).

Proper noun

Gundeshapur

A Sassanian city founded by Shapur I in modern-day Khuzestan province of Iran, known for its famous academy.

Synonyms

Beth Lapat, Belapat, Belabad

Translations

Sassanian city

Arabic: جُنْدَيْسَابُور‎ (jundaysābūr)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ‎ (Bēṯ Lapaṭ)
Greek:
Ancient: Γουεαντιοχσαβωρ (Goueantiokhsabōr)

Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩‎ (Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr)
Parthian: 𐭅𐭇𐭉𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭉𐭅𐭊𐭔𐭇𐭉𐭐𐭅𐭇𐭓‎ (Weh-Andiyōk-Šābuhr), bylʾbʾd‎ (Bēl-Ābād)
Persian: گندی‌شاپور‎ (Gondi-Šâpur), جندی‌شاپور‎ (Jondi-Šâpur)