Termez

Etymology

 * The modern name of the city came through the Sogdian Language Tarmiδ dating back to an ancient Iranian language tara-maiθa, which means "a place of transition" (tara-crossing, crossing; maiθa-place). In ancient times there was an important crossing on the Amu Darya river.
 * Some link the name of the city to Greek thermos "hot", tracing its name back to Alexander the Great.
 * Others suggest that it came from Sanskrit taramato, meaning "on the river bank"

Proper noun

 * 1) A small historical city in modern-day Uzbekistan's extreme south.

Translations

 * Ancient Greek:
 * Arabic: تِرْمِذ
 * Hindi: तिरमिज़
 * Persian:
 * Russian: Термез
 * Tajik: Термиз
 * Turkish: Tirmiz
 * Uzbek: Termiz, Термиз