Helmand

英語

詞源

借自普什圖語 هلمند，波斯語 هلمند，源自阿維斯陀語 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰, 字面意思是「有堰的」)。

專有名詞

Helmand

1. 赫爾曼德，阿富汗省份名
   • 1879, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature, vol. 19, p. 41:

     To the west the Afghan plateau undergoes a very considerable depression, at the bottom of which lies the marshy lake, Hamoun, into which the Helmand river finds its way; but it again rises in the vast plains which lead towards Farsistan.

   • 2016, Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Guardian, 22 August:

     Since late July, the Taliban have seized new territory across Helmand, defying a series of about 30 US airstrikes, and raising concern of an attack on the capital.