Razlika između verzija stranice "Samarkand"

Nekoliko je teorija koje pokušavaju objasniti porijeklo imena grada. Perzijske teorije tvrde da je njegovo ime nastalo od starih perzijskih riječi asmara (stijena, kamen) i Sogdian kand (tvrđava, grad), ili s druge strane od riječi samar (dvorište) i kand (kocka šećera), što bi naposlijetku moglo da se prevede kao polje šećera.<ref>{{cite book | last = Room | first = Adrian | title = Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites | url = https://archive.org/details/placenamesofworl02edroom | edition = 2nd edition | year = 2006 | publisher = McFarland | location = London | isbn = 0786422483 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/placenamesofworl02edroom/page/330 330] | quote =Samarkand City, southeastern Uzbekistan. The city derives its name from that of the former Greek city here of ''Marakanda'', captured by Alexander the Great in 329 B.C.. Its own name derives from the Old Persian ''asmara'', "stone", "rock", and Sogdian ''kand'', "fort", "town".}}</ref>