Pronunciation: ' säg-d ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Sogdiani, plural, from Greek Sogdianoi, from Old Persian Suguda Sogdiana
Date: 1553
1 : a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana
2 : an Iranian language of the Sogdians ― see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table
– Sogdian adjective