How do you use Sogdian in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Sogdian meaning
Of or relating to Sogdiana
Using Sogdian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Sogdiana
Context around Sogdian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sogdian
- In this selection, "sogdian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wearing, doubt, tyre, dress, rock and data stand out and add context to how "sogdian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are wearing sogdian dress and back to sogdian data of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sogdian" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sogdian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In complete contrast to Tyre, Sogdian Rock was captured by stealthy attack. (12 words)
He is clad in tiger skin while his attendants are wearing Sogdian dress. (13 words)
Samarkand has been one of the main centres of Sogdian civilization from its early days. (15 words)
Part of the data about eastern Asia provided by Muslim geographers of the 10th century actually goes back to Sogdian data of the period 750–840 and thus shows the survival of links between east and west. (37 words)
Henning describes how this translation process evolved and influenced the Manichaeans of Central Asia: Beyond doubt, Sogdian was the national language of the Majority of clerics and propagandists of the Manichaean faith in Central Asia. (35 words)
The chancellor of Western Wei Yuwen Tai sent An Nuopanto (Nanai-Banda, a Sogdian from Bukhara Shing Müller, "Sogdian in China um 600 n. Chr. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
The chancellor of Western Wei Yuwen Tai sent An Nuopanto (Nanai-Banda, a Sogdian from Bukhara Shing Müller, "Sogdian in China um 600 n. Chr.
He is clad in tiger skin while his attendants are wearing Sogdian dress.
Henning describes how this translation process evolved and influenced the Manichaeans of Central Asia: Beyond doubt, Sogdian was the national language of the Majority of clerics and propagandists of the Manichaean faith in Central Asia.
In complete contrast to Tyre, Sogdian Rock was captured by stealthy attack.
Part of the data about eastern Asia provided by Muslim geographers of the 10th century actually goes back to Sogdian data of the period 750–840 and thus shows the survival of links between east and west.
Samarkand has been one of the main centres of Sogdian civilization from its early days.