Termez

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A small historical city in modern-day Uzbekistan's extreme south.

Origin

• 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"