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• Sogdian
  Sogdian

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
• sogdian
  sogdian

  noun

  a member of the people who lived in Sogdiana

Sogdian

American  

[sog-dee-uhn] / ˈsɒg di ən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.

2. the extinct Iranian language of Sogdiana.

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sogdian British  

/ ˈsɒɡdɪən /

noun

1. a member of the people who lived in Sogdiana

2. the language of this people, now almost extinct, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

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adjective

1. of or relating to Sogdiana, its people, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Sogdian

From the Greek word Sogdianós, dating back to 1770–80. See Sogdiana, -ian

Example Sentences

Sogdian communities that exchanged leather and animal products for Chinese silk and manufactured goods were also found in thriving Chinese river ports like Dunhuang and Chang’an.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

As early as the fourth century, for example, Sogdian merchants and traders helped spread Buddhism beyond the borders of South Asia.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Sogdian trading networks once stretched from Samarkand into ancient China and India.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

For Islam, bringing education to the valley is a way of supporting the survival of Yaghnobi and Sogdian cultural identity, a legacy that has survived centuries of imperial domination, if only barely.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2017

I thought maybe he didn’t speak the common Sogdian tongue.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri