Hyderabad

/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/

Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, Sindh

Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حیدرآباد (haidarābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حیدر (haidar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آباد (ābād, “-ābād”, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.


Karachi

/kəˈrɑːt͡ʃi/

From Urdu کراچی (karācī) and Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī), from earlier کولاچی (kolācī), named after Mai Kolachi.

Karachi, colourful buses, colourless buildings, graffitied walls, billboards advertising mobile phones and soft drinks and ice cream, birds circling in the white-hot sky.

2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 208:

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.

كَرَاتْشِي

the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan


Karachi

Karachi (a city, the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan)


Karachi

Karachi (the capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


हैदराबाद

hi-proper noun

हैदराबाद • (haidrābād) m (Urdu spelling حیدر آباد)

haidrābād (romanization)
حیدر آباد (Urdu)
हैदराबाद (direct singular)
हैदराबाद (oblique singular)
हैदराबाद (singular vocative)

/ɦɛːd̪.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɦɛːd̪.ɾäː.bäːd̪]

Ultimately from हैदर (haidar, “lion; name of Ali, son-in-law of Mohammed”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).


हैदराबाद

head

हैदराबाद • (haidrābād) n

mr-proper noun

हैदराबाद • (haidrābād) n


Islamabad

/ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/

/ɪsˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/

From Urdu اسلام آباد (Islām ābād), from اسلام (“Islam”) + آباد (ābād, “inhabited place”). Romanized form Islam + -abad.

bor

Urdu اسلام آباد (Islām ābād)

Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.


Islamabad

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)


Islamabad

pl-prop

Islamabad m inan (related adjective islamabadzki)

islamabadzki (adjective)
Islamabad (nominative singular)
Islamabadu (genitive singular)
Islamabadowi (dative singular)
Islamabad (accusative singular)
Islamabadem (instrumental singular)
Islamabadzie (locative singular)
Islamabadzie (singular vocative)


Islamabad

sk-proper noun

Islamabad m inan (genitive singular Islamabadu, declension pattern of dub)

Islamabadu (genitive singular)
dub (declension-pattern-of)


Gilgit

Gilgit is one of the two important hubs for mountaineering expeditions to the peaks in the Karakoram range. The other hub is Skardu.

The capital of Gilgit-Baltistan administrative region of Pakistan, situated near Karakoram Highway (KKH).


Peshawar

/pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/

Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरूषपुर (purūṣapura).

der

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.


Peshawar

North West Frontier
North West Frontier#English

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of North West Frontier, Pakistan)


Lahore

Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:
* A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.
* From Punjabi ਲੋਹਾਰ, ਲੁਹਾਰ / لوہار (lohār, luhār, “blacksmith”).
* Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).

unk

further etymology is disputed.

com

The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river


Lahore

Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)


Իսլամաբադ

Islamabad (romanization)
Իսլամաբադ (nominative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադի (dative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադից (ablative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադում (locative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Իսլամաբադումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Իսլամաբադը/Իսլամաբադն

Իսլամաբադներ

Իսլամաբադները/Իսլամաբադներն

Իսլամաբադների

Իսլամաբադներին

Իսլամաբադներից

Իսլամաբադներով

Իսլամաբադում

Իսլամաբադներում

Իսլամաբադներս

Իսլամաբադներիս

Իսլամաբադիցս

Իսլամաբադներիցս

Իսլամաբադովս

Իսլամաբադներովս

Իսլամաբադումս

Իսլամաբադներումս

Իսլամաբադներդ

Իսլամաբադներիդ

Իսլամաբադիցդ

Իսլամաբադներիցդ

Իսլամաբադովդ

Իսլամաբադներովդ

Իսլամաբադումդ

Իսլամաբադներումդ

hy:Իսլամաբադ


गुजरात

hi-proper noun

गुजरात • (gujrāt) m (Urdu spelling گجرات)

gujrāt (romanization)
گجرات (Urdu)
गुजरात (direct singular)
गुजरात (oblique singular)
गुजरात (singular vocative)

hi:गुजरात
hi:गुजरात (शहर)

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات (gjrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːt̪/

[ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾäːt̪]


چمن

چَمَن (canonical)
caman (romanization)
चमन (Hindi)

Chaman (a city in Qilla Abdullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


Пешавар

ru-proper noun+

Пешава́р • (Pešavár) m inan (genitive Пешава́ра, nominative plural Пешава́ры, genitive plural Пешава́ров)

Пешава́р (canonical)
Pešavár (romanization)
Пешава́ра (genitive)
Пешава́ры (nominative plural)
Пешава́ров (genitive plural)
Пешава́р (nominative singular)
Пешава́ры (nominative plural)
Пешава́ра (genitive singular)
Пешава́ров (genitive plural)
Пешава́ру (dative singular)
Пешава́рам (dative plural)
Пешава́р (accusative singular)
Пешава́ры (accusative plural)
Пешава́ром (instrumental singular)
Пешава́рами (instrumental plural)
Пешава́ре (prepositional singular)
Пешава́рах (plural prepositional)

North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province#English

Peshawar (the capital city of North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan)


హైదరాబాదు

te-proper noun

హైదరాబాదు • (haidarābādu) ?

Borrowed from Urdu حیدر آباد (haidar ābād), from حَيْدَر (haidar, “lion”) + آباد (-ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.


Quetta

A city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.


Abbottabad

/ˈæbətəbɑːd/

After James Abbott; literally Abbott's town, Abbott + -abad.

A city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.


Rawalpindi

Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Panjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”).

A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.


Haripur

A city, the district headquarters of Haripur district, Hazara region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.


Karatschi

de-proper noun

Karatschi n (proper noun, genitive Karatschis or (optionally with an article) Karatschi)

Karatschis (genitive)
Karatschi (genitive with-article)

Karatschi, das pulsierende Herz Pakistans, versinkt in einem Strudel von Gewalt.

2010, Der Spiegel, number 47/2010, page 124:

Karachi, the pulsating heart of Pakistan, is descending into a maelstrom of violence.

Karachi (the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, and the largest city in [Pakistan])


Karacsi

Karacsi (nominative singular)
Karacsit (accusative singular)
Karacsinak (dative singular)
Karacsival (instrumental singular)
Karacsiért (causal-final singular)
Karacsivá (singular translative)
Karacsiig (singular terminative)
Karacsiként (essive-formal singular)
Karacsiban (inessive singular)
Karacsin (singular superessive)
Karacsinál (adessive singular)
Karacsiba (illative singular)
Karacsira (singular sublative)
Karacsihoz (allative singular)
Karacsiból (elative singular)
Karacsiról (delative singular)
Karacsitól (ablative singular)
Karacsié (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Karacsiéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Karacsim (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Karacsid (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Karacsija (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Karacsink (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Karacsitok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Karacsijuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


Iszlámábád

Iszlámábád (nominative singular)
Iszlámábádot (accusative singular)
Iszlámábádnak (dative singular)
Iszlámábáddal (instrumental singular)
Iszlámábádért (causal-final singular)
Iszlámábáddá (singular translative)
Iszlámábádig (singular terminative)
Iszlámábádként (essive-formal singular)
Iszlámábádban (inessive singular)
Iszlámábádon (singular superessive)
Iszlámábádnál (adessive singular)
Iszlámábádba (illative singular)
Iszlámábádra (singular sublative)
Iszlámábádhoz (allative singular)
Iszlámábádból (elative singular)
Iszlámábádról (delative singular)
Iszlámábádtól (ablative singular)
Iszlámábádé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Iszlámábádéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Iszlámábádom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Iszlámábádod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Iszlámábádja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Iszlámábádunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Iszlámábádotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Iszlámábádjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


مردان

ur-proper noun

مَرْدان • (mardān) m (Hindi spelling मरदान)

مَرْدان (canonical)
mardān (romanization)
मरदान (Hindi)

From Pashto مردان (mardān), Classical Persian مردان (mardān) ("men").

Mardan (a city in Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


Pesavar

Pesavar (nominative singular)
Pesavart (accusative singular)
Pesavarnak (dative singular)
Pesavarral (instrumental singular)
Pesavarért (causal-final singular)
Pesavarrá (singular translative)
Pesavarig (singular terminative)
Pesavarként (essive-formal singular)
Pesavarban (inessive singular)
Pesavaron (singular superessive)
Pesavarnál (adessive singular)
Pesavarba (illative singular)
Pesavarra (singular sublative)
Pesavarhoz (allative singular)
Pesavarból (elative singular)
Pesavarról (delative singular)
Pesavartól (ablative singular)
Pesavaré (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Pesavaréi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Pesavarom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Pesavarod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Pesavarja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Pesavarunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Pesavarotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Pesavarjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)

North West Frontier Province
North West Frontier Province#English

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan)


Multan

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ / ملتان (multān), from Saraiki ملتان (multān), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:
* From Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “a Sun deity or an ancient tribe”).
* From Old Persian mulastāna (“frontier land”).

unk

further etymology is disputed.


حب

حَب (canonical)
hab (romanization)
हब (Hindi)

Hub (a city in Hub district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ગુજરાત

head

ગુજરાત • (gujrāt) n

gu-proper noun

ગુજરાત • (gujrāt) n

/ˈɡud͡ʒ.ɾɑt̪/


페샤와르

[pʰe̞ɕʰa̠wa̠ɾɯ]


イスラマバード

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)


इस्लामाबाद

hi-proper noun

इस्लामाबाद • (islāmābād) m (Urdu spelling اسلام آباد)

islāmābād (romanization)
اسلام آباد (Urdu)
इस्लामाबाद (direct singular)
इस्लामाबाद (oblique singular)
इस्लामाबाद (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād).

bor+

hi:इस्लामाबाद

Islamabad (a city, the capital city of Pakistan)


伊斯蘭堡

/i⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ län³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

/i³³ sɯ³³ lan²⁴⁻²² po⁵⁵⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² po⁵³/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

/i⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ län³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

/i³³ sɯ³³ lan²⁴⁻²² po⁵⁵⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² po⁵³/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² po⁵³/

(Mainland China) Islamabad (a city, the capital city of Pakistan)


Исламабад

mk-proper noun

исламабадски

Исламабад • (Islamabad) m (relational adjective исламабадски)

Islamabad (romanization)
исламабадски (adjective relational)


Исламабад

ru-proper noun+

Исламаба́д • (Islamabád) m inan (genitive Исламаба́да)

Исламаба́д (canonical)
Islamabád (romanization)
Исламаба́да (genitive)
Исламаба́д (nominative singular)
Исламаба́да (genitive singular)
Исламаба́ду (dative singular)
Исламаба́д (accusative singular)
Исламаба́дом (instrumental singular)
Исламаба́де (prepositional singular)

ru:Исламабад


اسلام آباد

head

اسلام آباد • (islām-ābād) ?

sd-proper noun

اسلام آباد • (islām-ābād) ?

Borrowed from Urdu اِسْلام آباد (islām ābād).

bor+

اِسْلام آباد


اسلام آباد

ur-proper noun

اِسْلام آباد

اِسْلام آباد • (islām-ābād) m (Hindi spelling इस्लामाबाद)

اِسْلام آباد (canonical)
islām-ābād (romanization)
इस्लामाबाद (Hindi)

اِسْ‧لام‧آ‧باد

af

اسلام (islām) + آباد (-ābād)


Карачи

ru-proper noun

Кара́чи • (Karáči) m inan (indeclinable)

Кара́чи (canonical)
Karáči (romanization)

Karachi (the capital of Sindh province, Pakistan, the most populous city in Pakistan)


Лахор

ru-proper noun+

Лахо́р • (Laxór) m inan (genitive Лахо́ра)

Лахо́р (canonical)
Laxór (romanization)
Лахо́ра (genitive)
Лахо́р (nominative singular)
Лахо́ра (genitive singular)
Лахо́ру (dative singular)
Лахо́р (accusative singular)
Лахо́ром (instrumental singular)
Лахо́ре (prepositional singular)

Lahore (the capital of Punjab province, Pakistan, the second-most populous city in Pakistan)


Péšávar

Peshawar (the capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan)


Islamabado

From Urdu اسلام آباد (Islām ābād, literally “City of Islam”).

bor

Holonym: Pakistano


ایبٹ آباد

ur-proper noun

ایبٹ آباد • (aibṭ-ābād) m (Hindi spelling ऐब्टाबाद)

aibṭ-ābād (romanization)
ऐब्टाबाद (Hindi)

/ɛːb.ʈɑː.bɑːd̪/

ur:ایبٹ آباد


अबटाबाद

hi-proper noun

अबटाबाद • (abṭābād) m (Urdu spelling ابٹ آباد)

abṭābād (romanization)
ابٹ آباد (Urdu)
अबटाबाद (direct singular)
अबटाबाद (oblique singular)
अबटाबाद (singular vocative)

/əb.ʈɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɐb.ʈäː.bäːd̪]

अबट (abaṭ, “James Abbott (Indian Army officer)”) + आबाद (ābād, “placename suffix”).

compound

Abbottabad (a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)

James Abbott (Indian Army officer)
hi:अबटाबाद


نال

Nall (a city in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


Gujranwala

Borrowed from Urdu گوجْران٘وَالَہ (gujrānvālā), from Punjabi گوجرانوالہ (gujranvālā).

bor+

گوجْران٘وَالَہ

A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.


क़सूर

qasūr (romanization)
قصور (Urdu)
क़सूर (direct singular)
क़सूर (oblique singular)
क़सूर (singular vocative)

* Ultimately named for Kusha (Ramayana).
* Borrowed from Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr).


Faisalabad

/fɑːɪsɑːlˌbɑːd/

From Urdu فیصل آباد (faisal ābād), named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Romanized form Faisal + -abad.


گجرات

pa-proper noun

گُجْرات • (gujrāt) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੁਜਰਾਤ)

گُجْرات (canonical)
gujrāt (romanization)
ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (Gurmukhi)


گجرات

ur-proper noun

گُجْرات • (gujrāt) m (Hindi spelling गुजरात)

گُجْرات (canonical)
gujrāt (romanization)
गुजरात (Hindi)

Borrowed from Punjabi گُجْرات (gujrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.

/ɡʊd͡ʒᵊ.ɾɑːt̪/


Miranshah

Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas

The administrative headquarters of North Waziristan, one of the seven agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.


Parachinar

The largest city of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas administrative region of Pakistan.


Gwadar

Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

compound

A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.


卡拉奇

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Karachi (a large city in Pakistan)


قصور

ur-proper noun

قَصُور • (qasūr) m (Hindi spelling क़सूर)

قَصُور (canonical)
qasūr (romanization)
क़सूर (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قُصُور (qusūr), from Arabic قُصُور (quṣūr), plural of قَصْر (qaṣr).

bor+

Kasur (a city in Kasur district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ਲਹੌਰ

pa-proper noun

ਲਹੌਰ • (lahaur) m (Shahmukhi spelling لہور)

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਲਾਹੋਰੁ (lāhoru). Compare Hindi लाहौर (lāhaur).

inh+

ਜਿਨੇ ਲਹੌਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਤੱਕਿਆ, ਉਹ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ।

The one who hasn't seen Lahore has yet to see anything.

jine lahaur nahī̃ takkiā, uha jammiā hī nahī̃.

Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)


पेशावर

hi-proper noun

पेशावर • (peśāvar) m (Urdu spelling پشاور)

peśāvar (romanization)
پشاور (Urdu)
पेशावर (direct singular)
पेशावर (oblique singular)
पेशावर (singular vocative)

/peː.ʃɑː.ʋəɾ/

[peː.ʃäː.ʋɐɾ]

Borrowed from Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura), from पुरुष (puruṣa) + पुर (pura).

bor+

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


लाहौर

hi-prop

लाहौर • (lāhaur) m (Urdu spelling لاہور)

lāhaur (romanization)
لاہور (Urdu)
लाहौर (direct singular)
लाहौर (oblique singular)
लाहौर (singular vocative)

The origin is disputed. One theory, a legend, claims it to be from inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”. Compare Punjabi لَہَوْر (lahaur) / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur), Gujarati લાહોર (lāhor), Marathi लाहोर (lāhor), Bengali লাহোর (lahōr). More at Etymology of Lahore.

unk

The origin is disputed

com

Etymology of Lahore
Lava (Ramayana)
hi:लाहौर


伊斯蘭瑪巴德

ㄧ ㄙ ㄌㄢˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄜˊ

Исыланьмабадэ

/i⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ län³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ maː¹³ paː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ län³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːn²¹ maː¹³ paː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

(Taiwan) Islamabad (a city, the capital city of Pakistan)


ラホール

[ɾa̠ho̞ːɾɯ̟]


ムルタン

[mɯ̟ɾɯ̟tã̠ɴ]


白沙瓦

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phono-semantic matching of English Peshawar.

psm

Peshawar (a city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


रावळपिंडी

head

रावळपिंडी • (rāvaḷpiṇḍī) n

mr-proper noun

रावळपिंडी • (rāvaḷpiṇḍī) n

Borrowed from Punjabi ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ (rāvlapiṇḍī) / راولپنڈی (rāwalpiṇḍī). Compare Hindi रावलपिंडी (rāvalpiṇḍī).

cog

Hindi रावलपिंडी (rāvalpiṇḍī)

mr:रावळपिंडी


फ़ैसलाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़ैसलाबाद • (faislābād) m (Urdu spelling فیصل آباد)

faislābād (romanization)
فیصل آباد (Urdu)
फ़ैसलाबाद (direct singular)
फ़ैसलाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़ैसलाबाद (singular vocative)

Renaming of लायलपुर (lāyalpur, “Lyallpur”) to फ़ैसल (faisal, “King Faisal of Saudi Arabia”) + आबाद (ābād, “placename suffix”).

compound

hi:फ़ैसलाबाद


रावलपिंडी

hi-proper noun

रावलपिंडी • (rāvalpiṇḍī) m (Urdu spelling راولپنڈی)

rāvalpiṇḍī (romanization)
راولپنڈی (Urdu)
रावलपिंडी (direct singular)
रावलपिंडी (oblique singular)
रावलपिंडी (singular vocative)

/ɾɑː.ʋəl.pɪɳ.ɖiː/

[ɾäː.ʋɐl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ (rāvlapiṇḍī) / راولپنڈی (rāwalpiṇḍī). Compare Marathi रावळपिंडी (rāvaḷpiṇḍī).

cog

Marathi रावळपिंडी (rāvaḷpiṇḍī)

hi:रावलपिंडी


क्वेटा

hi-proper noun

क्वेटा • (kveṭā) m (Urdu spelling کوئٹہ)

kveṭā (romanization)
کوئٹہ (Urdu)
क्वेटा (direct singular)
क्वेटे (oblique singular)
क्वेटे (singular vocative)

Quetta, Kuwatah (a city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan)


गुजरांवाला

गुजरांवाला • (gujrāmvālā) m (Urdu spelling گوجرانوالہ)

gujrāmvālā (romanization)
گوجرانوالہ (Urdu)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːm.ʋɑː.lɑː/

[ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾä̃ːm.wäː.läː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਂਵਾਲਾ (gujrā̃vālā) / گجرانوالہ (gjrānoālh), named after the Gujjars.

bor+

hi:गुजरांवाला


बहावलपुर

hi-proper noun

बहावलपुर • (bahāvalpur) m (Urdu spelling بہاولپور)

bahāvalpur (romanization)
بہاولپور (Urdu)
बहावलपुर (direct singular)
बहावलपुर (oblique singular)
बहावलपुर (singular vocative)

/bə.ɦɑː.ʋəl.pʊɾ/

[bɐ.ɦäː.ʋɐl.pʊɾ]

From बहावल (bahāval, “Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II”) + -पुर (-pur).


कराची

hi-proper noun

कराची • (karācī) m (Urdu spelling کراچی)

karācī (romanization)
کراچی (Urdu)
कराची (direct singular)
कराची (oblique singular)
कराची (singular vocative)

/kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/

[kɐ.ɾäː.t͡ʃiː]

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

bor

Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


कराची

head

कराची • (karācī) ?

mr-proper noun

कराची • (karācī) ?


लाड़काना

hi-proper noun

लाड़काना • (lāṛkānā) ? (Urdu spelling لاڑکانہ)

/lɑːɽ.kɑː.nɑː/

[läːɽ.käː.näː]

Borrowed from Sindhi لاڙڪاڻو (lāṛkāṇo) / लाड़काणो (lāṛkāṇo).


सख्खर

सख्खर • (sakhkhar) m (Urdu spelling سکھر)


मुल्तान

मुल्तान • (multān) ? (Urdu spelling ملتان)

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān) / ملتان (multān), perhaps from Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna).


तक्षशिला

hi-prop

तक्षशिला • (takṣaśilā) f (Urdu spelling تکشیلا)

takṣaśilā (romanization)
تکشیلا (Urdu)
तक्षशिला (direct singular)
तक्षशिला (oblique singular)
तक्षशिला (singular vocative)

/t̪ək.ʂə.ʃɪ.lɑː/

[t̪ɐk.ʃɐ.ʃɪ.läː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”).

bor+

Taxila (a modern city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)


तक्षशिला

head

तक्षशिला • (takṣaśilā) f

mr-proper noun

तक्षशिला • (takṣaśilā) f


तक्षशिला

takṣaśilā (romanization)
तक्षशिला (nominative singular)
तक्षशिले (dual nominative)
तक्षशिलाः (nominative plural)
तक्षशिले (singular vocative)
तक्षशिले (dual vocative)
तक्षशिलाः (plural vocative)
तक्षशिलाम् (accusative singular)
तक्षशिले (accusative dual)
तक्षशिलाः (accusative plural)
तक्षशिलया (instrumental singular)
तक्षशिलाभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
तक्षशिलाभिः (instrumental plural)
तक्षशिलायै (dative singular)
तक्षशिलाभ्याम् (dative dual)
तक्षशिलाभ्यः (dative plural)
तक्षशिलायाः (ablative singular)
तक्षशिलाभ्याम् (ablative dual)
तक्षशिलाभ्यः (ablative plural)
तक्षशिलायाः (genitive singular)
तक्षशिलयोः (dual genitive)
तक्षशिलानाम् (genitive plural)
तक्षशिलायाम् (locative singular)
तक्षशिलयोः (dual locative)
तक्षशिलासु (locative plural)

desc

Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀢𑀔𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀸 (takhasilā /takkhasilā/)

Gandhari: 𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫 (takṣaśila)

desctree

Pali: Takkasilā
→ Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ် (takka.suil)
Pa'o Karen: တက္ကသိုလ်ႏ
→ Shan: တၵ်ႈၵသူဝ်ႇ (tāk kǎ sò) / တၵ်ႉၵသူဝ်ႇ (tâ̰k kǎ sò)

Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਤਕਸ਼ਿਲਾ (takśilā)

Shahmukhi script: ٹیکسلا (ṭekslā)

desc

Urdu: ٹیکسلا

Urdu: ٹیکسلا

→ Ancient Greek: Τάξιλα (Táxila)

→ English: Taxila

→ Latin: Taxila

→ Gujarati: તક્ષશિલા (takṣaśilā)

→ Hindi: तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā)

→ Maithili: तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā)

→ Marathi: तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā)

→ Nepali: तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā)

/ˈt̪ɐk.ʂɐ.ɕi.l̪ɑː/

Compound of तक्ष (takṣa, “cutter”) + शिला (śilā, “stone”).


मीरपुर ख़ास

hi-proper noun

मीरपुर ख़ास • (mīrpur xās) m (Urdu spelling میرپور خاص)

mīrpur xās (romanization)
میرپور خاص (Urdu)
मीरपुर ख़ास (direct singular)
मीरपुर ख़ास (oblique singular)
मीरपुर ख़ास (singular vocative)

[miːɾ.pʊɾ‿kʰäːs]

मीर (mīr, “Mir (title) of Khairpur (princely state)”, the ruler of the Talpur dynasty) + -पुर (-pur) + ख़ास (xās).

af

Khairpur (princely state)
Mir (title)
Talpur


जैकबाबाद

hi-proper noun

जैकबाबाद • (jaikbābād) m (Urdu spelling جیکب آباد)

jaikbābād (romanization)
جیکب آباد (Urdu)
जैकबाबाद (direct singular)
जैकबाबाद (oblique singular)
जैकबाबाद (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒɛːk.bɑː.bɑːd̪/

[d͡ʒɛːk.bäː.bäːd̪]

Renaming of ख़ानगढ़ (xāngaṛh, “Khangarh”) to जैकब (jaikab, “John Jacob (East India Company officer)”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

John Jacob (East India Company officer)
hi:जकोबाबाद


मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़

hi-proper noun

मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ • (muzaffargaṛh) m (Urdu spelling مظفر گڑھ)

muzaffargaṛh (romanization)
مظفر گڑھ (Urdu)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (direct singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (oblique singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (singular vocative)

/mʊ.d͡ʒəpʰ.pʰəɾ.ɡəɽʱ/

[mʊ.d͡ʒɐpʰ.pʰɐɾ.ɡɐɽʱ]

मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Nawab Muzaffar Khan”) + -गढ़ (-gaṛh).

af

Muzaffargarh (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


ननकाना साहिब

hi-proper noun

ननकाना साहिब • (nankānā sāhib) ? (Urdu spelling ننکانہ صاحب)

nankānā sāhib (romanization)
ننکانہ صاحب (Urdu)

[nɐ̃n.käː.näː‿säː.ɦɪb]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ (nankāṇā sāhib) / ننکاݨہ صاحب (nankāṇā sāhib), named after Guru Nanak.

bor+

ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Nankana Sahib (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


बहावलनगर

hi-proper noun

बहावलनगर • (bahāvalnagar) m (Urdu spelling بہاولنگر)

bahāvalnagar (romanization)
بہاولنگر (Urdu)
बहावलनगर (direct singular)
बहावलनगर (oblique singular)
बहावलनगर (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//बहावल्नगर<M.sg>

/bə.ɦɑː.ʋəl.nə.ɡəɾ/

[bɐ.ɦäː.ʋɐl.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

From बहावल (bahāval, “Bahawal Khan V”) + -नगर (-nagar).

af

Bahawalnagar (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


सरगोधा

hi-proper noun

सरगोधा • (sargodhā) m (Urdu spelling سرگودھا)

/səɾ.ɡoː.d̪ʱɑː/

[sɐɾ.ɡoː.d̪ʱäː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਰਗੋਧਾ (sargodhā) / سرگودھا (sargodhā), from ਸਰ (sar, “pond, pool”) + ਗੋਧਾ (godhā, “a Hindu fakir”) / سر (sr, “pond, pool”) + گودھا (godhā, “a Hindu ascetic”).


सादिक़ाबाद

hi-proper noun

सादिक़ाबाद • (sādiqābād) m (Urdu spelling صادق آباد)

sādiqābād (romanization)
صادق آباد (Urdu)
सादिक़ाबाद (direct singular)
सादिक़ाबाद (oblique singular)
सादिक़ाबाद (singular vocative)

सादिक़ (sādiq, “Sadeq Mohammad Khan V”) + -आबाद (-ābād).

af

Sadiqabad (a city in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


नवाबशाह

hi-proper noun

नवाबशाह • (navābśāh) m (Urdu spelling نوابشاہ)

navābśāh (romanization)
نوابشاہ (Urdu)
नवाबशाह (direct singular)
नवाबशाह (oblique singular)
नवाबशाह (singular vocative)

/nə.ʋɑːb.ʃɑːɦ/

[nɐ.ʋäːb.ʃäːʱ]

Named after Syed Nawab Shah (1843–1901).

Shaheed Benazirabad
Shaheed Benazirabad#English

Nawabshah (a city in Shaheed Benazirabad district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ख़ुशाब

ख़ुशाब • (xuśāb) m (Urdu spelling خوشاب)

xuśāb (romanization)
خوشاب (Urdu)
ख़ुशाब (direct singular)
ख़ुशाब (oblique singular)
ख़ुशाब (singular vocative)

com

ख़ुश (xuś) + आब (āb)


पाकपत्तन

hi-proper noun

पाकपत्तन • (pākpattan) m (Urdu spelling پَاکْپَتَّن)

pākpattan (romanization)
پَاکْپَتَّن (Urdu)
पाकपत्तन (direct singular)
पाकपत्तन (oblique singular)
पाकपत्तन (singular vocative)

Renaming of अजोधन (ajodhan) to पाक (pāk) + पत्तन (pattan).


शेख़ूपुरा

शेख़ूपुरा • (śexūpurā) m (Urdu spelling شيخوپورہ)

śexūpurā (romanization)
شيخوپورہ (Urdu)
शेख़ूपुरा (direct singular)
शेख़ूपुरे (oblique singular)
शेख़ूपुरे (singular vocative)

Renaming of सिंहपुरिया (sĩhpuriyā), कोट दयाल दास (koṭ dayāl dās) and वरिकगढ़ (varikgaṛh) to शेख़ू (śexū, “nickname of Jahangir”) + पुरा (purā).

com

Sheikhupura (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


Karáčí

Karachi (the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, and the largest city in Pakistan)


இஸ்லாமாபாத்

ta-proper noun

இஸ்லாமாபாத் • (islāmāpāt)

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)

ta:இஸ்லாமாபாத்


لاہور

ur-proper noun

لاہَور • (lāhaur) m (Hindi spelling लाहौर)

لاہَور (canonical)
lāhaur (romanization)
लाहौर (Hindi)

Unknown or disputed. A legend claims to be inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. Compare Punjabi لَہَوْر (lahaur).

unknown

Unknown or disputed

com

Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)


لاهور

ar-proper noun

لَاهُور • (lāhūr) ?

لَاهُور (canonical)
lāhūr (romanization)


لاهور

head

لاهور • (lâhor)

Turkish: Lahor

Borrowed from Arabic لَاهُور (lāhūr), from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur, “Lahore”).


لاهور

لاهور • (lâhor)

fa-proper noun

لاهور • (lâhor)


لاهور

lāhoru (romanization)
लाहोरु (Devanagari)


خوشاب

ur-proper noun

خُوشَاب • (xūśāb) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुशाब)

خُوشَاب (canonical)
xūśāb (romanization)
ख़ुशाब (Hindi)

From خوش (xuś, “sweet”) + آب (āb, “water”), both elements from Persian.

Khushab (a city in Khushab district, Punjab, Pakistan)


रहीम यार ख़ान

hi-proper noun

رحیم یار خان

रहीम यार ख़ान • (rahīm yār xān) ? (Urdu spelling رحیم یار خان)

rahīm yār xān (romanization)
رحیم یار خان (Urdu)

/ɾə.ɦiːm jɑːɾ xɑːn/

[ɾɐ.ɦĩːm‿jäːɾ‿xä̃ːn]

/ɾə.ɦiːm jɑːɾ kʰɑːn/

[ɾɐ.ɦĩːm‿jäːɾ‿kʰä̃ːn]

Rahim Yar Khan (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)

Bahawalpur (princely state)
hi:रहीम यार ख़ान


मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद

मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद • (muzaffarābād) m (Urdu spelling مظفر آباد)

muzaffarābād (romanization)
مظفر آباد (Urdu)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (direct singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (oblique singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (singular vocative)

/mʊ.d͡ʒəpʰ.pʰə.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪/

[mʊ.d͡ʒɐpʰ.pʰɐ.ɾäː.bäːd̪]

From मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Sultan Muzaffar Khan”) + -आबाद (-ābād).

af

Muzaffarabad (a city, the capital of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan)


सियालकोट

hi-proper noun

सियालकोट • (siyālkoṭ) m (Urdu spelling سیالکوٹ)

siyālkoṭ (romanization)
سیالکوٹ (Urdu)
सियालकोट (direct singular)
सियालकोट (oblique singular)
सियालकोट (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit शकल (śakala) + Hindi कोट (koṭ, “fort”). Compare Ancient Greek Σάγγαλα (Sángala), its name under the Indo-Greek Kingdom.

Sialkot (a city in Sialkot district, Punjab, Pakistan)


Takkasilā

desctree

→ Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ် (takka.suil)
Pa'o Karen: တက္ကသိုလ်ႏ
→ Shan: တၵ်ႈၵသူဝ်ႇ (tāk kǎ sò) / တၵ်ႉၵသူဝ်ႇ (tâ̰k kǎ sò)

Inherited from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”). Compare Gandhari 𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫 (takṣaśila).

inh+

Taxila (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan).


بھاگ

Bhag (a city in Kachhi district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


Jhelum

Borrowed from Urdu جھیلم (jhelam), a dated form of جِہْلَم (jihlam).

A city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the right bank of that river.


อิสลามาบาด

From English Islamabad or Urdu اسلام آباد.

bor

Urdu اسلام آباد


लाहोर

head

लाहोर • (lāhor) ?

mr-proper noun

लाहोर • (lāhor) ?

Ultimately from Sanskrit लवपुरी (lavapurī) from लव (lava, “Lava (Ramayana)”) + पुरी (purī). Compare Gujarati લાહોર (lāhor), Kannada ಲಾಹೋರ್ (lāhōr), Hindi लाहौर (lāhaur), Punjabi ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur) / لَہور (lahvr), Bengali লাহোর (lahōr), Thai ลพบุรี (lóp-bù-rii, “Lopburi”, city in Thailand).

cog

Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)


Gujrat

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਤ (gujrāt) / گجرات (gjrāt), derived from the name of the Gujjars.


木爾坦

/mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


KRK

Kot Radha Kishan
Kot Radha Kishan#English

Abbreviation of Kot Radha Kishan.; A city in Kot Radha Kishan, Kasur district, Punjab, Pakistan


시알코트

[ɕʰia̠ɭkʰo̞tʰɯ]


لہور

pa-proper noun

لَہَور or لَہور • (lahaur or lahor) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲਹੌਰ)

لَہَور (canonical)
لَہور (canonical)
lahaur (romanization)
lahor (romanization)
ਲਹੌਰ (Gurmukhi)

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਲਾਹੋਰੁ (lāhoru), further unknown or disputed. A legend claims to be inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. Compare Kashmiri لوہوٗر (lohūr) and Urdu لاہَوْر (lāhaur).

unknown

further unknown or disputed

جِنے لَہَور نَئیں تَکیا، اوْہ جَمِیا ہی نَئیں۔

jine lahaur na'īṉ takeyā, oh jamīyā hī na'īṉ.


I-xla-ma-bát

[ʔi˧˧ slaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]

[ʔɪj˧˧ slaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɪj˧˧ slaː˧˧ maː˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]


အစ္စလာမာဘတ်

/ʔɪʔsəlàmàbaʔ/


پشاور

ur-proper noun

پِشاوَر • (piśāvar) m (Hindi spelling पेशावर)

پِشاوَر (canonical)
piśāvar (romanization)
पेशावर (Hindi)

/pɪ.ʃɑː.ʋəɾ/

Corrupted from Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāvar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरूषपुर (purūṣapura). Cognates Pashto پېښور (pex̌awar) and Punjabi پِشَور (piśaur).

der

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


ربوہ

ur-proper noun

رَبْوَہ • (rabva) m (Hindi spelling रब्वह)

رَبْوَہ (canonical)
rabva (romanization)
रब्वह (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic رُبْوَة (rubwa, “height, hill”).

bor+

Rabwah (a city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan), an important city for Ahmadi Muslims and former headquarters of the Ahmadiyya community, an area higher than its surroundings.


لوہوٗر

head

لوہوٗر • (lōhūr) m

ks-proper noun

لوہوٗر • (lōhūr) m

Borrowed from Hindustani لاہور (lāhor) / लाहौर (lāhaur) or Punjabi لہور / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur).


Torkham

A city in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Afghan border


吉爾吉特

ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄜˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

Gilgit (the capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


إسلام آباد

ar-proper noun

إِسْلَام آباد

إِسْلَام آباد • (ʔislām ʔābād) f

إِسْلَام آباد (canonical)
ʔislām ʔābād (romanization)
إِسْلَام آباد (definite diptote informal singular)
إِسْلَام آبادُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
إِسْلَام آبادَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
إِسْلَام آبادَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

ar-decl-noun

إِسْلَام آباد:di

Borrowed from Urdu اِسْلام آباد (islām ābād).

bor+

اِسْلام آباد

ar:إسلام آباد


Lodhran

A city and district in Punjab, Pakistan.


گوادر

ur-proper noun

گْوادَر • (gvādar) m (Hindi spelling ग्वादर)

گْوادَر (canonical)
gvādar (romanization)
ग्वादर (Hindi)

/ɡʊ.ɑː.d̪əɾ/

Borrowed from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

compound

Gwadar (a port city in Balochistan, Pakistan)


Larkana

A city in Sind, Pakistan, also known as the "city of Holy Alams".


پشور

پِشَور (canonical masculine)
piśaur (romanization)
piśor (romanization)

میں ریڈیو پاکستان پشور دا بی شکر گزار آں

2002, محمد جہانگیر تبسم [mḥmd jhānger tbsm, Muhammad Jahangir Tabassum], دکھ سکھ [Dukh sukh], طبائی ۴ [T̤abaʻ-yi 4] edition, Peshawar: Gandhara Institute of Medical Sciences, →OCLC, page 12:

I'm also thankful of Radio Pakistan Peshawar

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).


پشور

pa-proper noun

پِشَور • (piśaur) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਿਸ਼ੌਰ)

پِشَور (canonical)
piśaur (romanization)
ਪਿਸ਼ੌਰ (Gurmukhi)

/pɪ.ʃɔː.ɾə̆/

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور (parašāvar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”). Cognates Pashto پېښور (pex̌awar) and Urdu پشاور (piśāvar).

inh

اوہناں دیاں لکھتاں ویکھ کے انج لگدا اے جِہڑا پنجاب لہور توں دِلی تائیں تے پشور توں کابل تائیں بھلیا ہویا سی

1998, فارق ندیم [Farūq Nadīm], پہلے پیار دا پہلا بھلیکھا [Pahle piyār dā pahlā bhulekhā], Lahore: Institute of Punjab Language and Culture, →OCLC, page 210:

From his writings, it would seem that the Punjab from Lahore to Delhi and from Peshawar to Kabul was neglected


Карочӣ

head

Карочӣ • (Karoči) (Persian spelling کراچی)

Karoči (romanization)
spelling کراچی (Persian)

Karachi (the largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province)


Исломобод

Исломобод • (Islomobod) (Persian spelling اسلامآباد)

Islomobod (romanization)
spelling اسلامآباد (Persian)

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory)

Islamabad (the former name of Chittagong, a city in Bangladesh)


Файсалобод

Файсалобод • (Faysalobod) (Persian spelling فیصلآباد)

Faysalobod (romanization)
spelling فیصلآباد (Persian)


Мултон

Мултон • (Multon) (Persian spelling مولتان)

Multon (romanization)
spelling مولتان (Persian)


مولتان

مولتان • (multân)

fa-proper noun

مولتان • (multân)


Лоҳур

head

Лоҳур • (Lohur) (Persian spelling لاهور)

Lohur (romanization)
spelling لاهور (Persian)

Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)


فیصل‌آباد

فیصلآباد • (feysal-âbâd)

fa-proper noun

فیصلآباد • (feysal-âbâd)

فیصلآباد (canonical)
feysal-âbâd (romanization)


اسلام‌آباد

head

اِسْلامآباد • (eslâm-âbâd)

fa-proper noun

اِسْلامآباد • (eslâm-âbâd)

اِسْلامآباد (canonical)
eslâm-âbâd (romanization)

[ʔis.lɑː.mɑː.ˈβɑːð]

[ʔɪs.lɑː.mɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

[ʔɪs.lɑː.mɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

[ʔɪs.lɑː.mɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

af

اِسْلام (eslâm) + ـآباد (-âbâd)


حیدرآباد

head

حیدرآباد • (heydar-âbâd)

fa-proper noun

حیدرآباد • (heydar-âbâd)

[ʔäj.d̪ä.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪]

[ʔäj.d̪ä.ɾɔː.bɔːd̪̥]


کراچی

head

کراچی • (karâči)

fa-proper noun

کراچی • (karâči)

[kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]

[kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]

[kʰä.ɾɑː.t͡ʃʰíː]

[kʰä.ɾɔː.t͡ʃʰí]

[kʰʲæ.ɹɒː.t͡ʃʰíː]

[kʰä.ɾɔ.t͡ʃʰí]


کراچی

pa-proper noun

کراچی • (karācī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਰਾਚੀ)

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

bor

Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)


کراچی

ur-proper noun

کَراچی • (karācī) m (Hindi spelling कराची)

کَراچی (canonical)
karācī (romanization)
कराची (Hindi)

/kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/

bor

Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)


Ҳайдаробод

head

Ҳайдаробод • (Haydarobod) (Persian spelling حیدرآباد)

Haydarobod (romanization)
spelling حیدرآباد (Persian)


Кувета

Кувета • (Kuveta) (Persian spelling کویته)

Kuveta (romanization)
spelling کویته (Persian)

Quetta (a city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan).


Пешовар

Пешовар • (Pešovar) (Persian spelling پیشاور)

Pešovar (romanization)
spelling پیشاور (Persian)


پیشاور

پیشاور • (pešâvar)

fa-proper noun

پیشاور • (pešâvar)


راولپنڈی

pa-noun

راوَلْپِنْڈی

راوَلْپِنْڈی • (rāvalpinḍī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ)

راوَلْپِنْڈی (canonical)
rāvalpinḍī (romanization)
ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ (Gurmukhi)

/ɾäː.ʋəl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

/ɾäː.wəl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

/ɾäː˦ɭə̆.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

From راول (rāval) + پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”).


راولپنڈی

ur-proper noun

راوَلْپِنْڈی

راوَلْپِنْڈی • (rāvalpinḍī) m (Hindi spelling रावलपिंडी)

راوَلْپِنْڈی (canonical)
rāvalpinḍī (romanization)
रावलपिंडी (Hindi)

را‧ول‧پِن‧ڈی

From Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), named after Bappa Rawal.

Rawalpindi (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)


بيشاور

ar-proper noun

بِيشَاوَر • (bīšāwar) m

بِيشَاوَر (canonical)
bīšāwar (romanization)


مظفر آباد

ur-proper noun

مُظَفَّر آباد

मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद

مُظَفَّر آباد • (muz̤affar ābād) m (Hindi spelling मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद)

مُظَفَّر آباد (canonical)
muz̤affar ābād (romanization)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (Hindi)

desc

مُظَفَّر أَبَاد

→ Arabic: مُظَفَّر أَبَاد (muẓaffar ʔabād)

→ English: Muzaffarabad

मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद

→ Hindi: मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (muzaffarābād)

From مُظَفَّر (muz̤affar) + آباد (-ābād), named after Sultan Muzaffar Khan who founded the city.

Muzaffarabad (the capital city of the region of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan).


دادو

دادُو (canonical)
dādū (romanization)
दादू (Hindi)

Named after Syed Dad Muhammad Shah Alias Dadu, the founder of the city.

Dadu (a city in Dadu district, Sindh, Pakistan)


پېښور

پېښَوَر (canonical)
pex̌awar (romanization)

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”). Cognates Punjabi پِشَور (piśaur) and Urdu پشاور (piśāvar).

Peshawar (a city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


گوجرانوالہ

ur-proper noun

گوجْران٘وَالَہ

گوجْران٘وَالَہ • (gojrāṉvāla) m (Hindi spelling गुजरांवाला)

گوجْران٘وَالَہ (canonical)
gojrāṉvāla (romanization)
गुजरांवाला (Hindi)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑ̃ː.ʋɑː.lɑ(ː)/

From Punjabi گوجرانوالہ (gujranvālā), named after the Gujjars.


کوئٹہ

کوئٹَہ • (ko'eṭa) m (Hindi spelling क्वेटा)

کوئٹَہ (canonical)
ko'eṭa (romanization)
क्वेटा (Hindi)

Supposedly from Pashto کولکوټ (kwalkōṭ).

Quetta (a city in Quetta district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


بہاولپور

بَہاوَلْپُور

بَہاوَلْپُور • (bahāvalpūr) m (Hindi spelling बहावलपुर)

بَہاوَلْپُور (canonical)
bahāvalpūr (romanization)
बहावलपुर (Hindi)

بَ‧ہا‧وَل‧پور

From بہاول (bahāval, “Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II”) + پور (pūr).

compound

Bahawalpur (a city in Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ملتان

ur-proper noun

مُلْتان • (multān) m (Hindi spelling मुल्तान)

مُلْتان (canonical)
multān (romanization)
मुल्तान (Hindi)

From Saraiki ملتان (multān), perhaps from Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna).

compound

Multan (a city in Multan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


فیصل آباد

pa-proper noun

فَیصَل آباد • (faisalābād) ? (Gurmukhi spelling ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦ)

فَیصَل آباد (canonical)
faisalābād (romanization)
ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦ (Gurmukhi)

From فیصل (faisal) + ـآباد (-ābād). Named after Saudi monarch Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

named-after

Faisalabad (a city in Faisalabad district, Punjab, Pakistan). It is the third largest city in Pakistan and the second largest in Punjab.


فیصل آباد

ur-proper noun

فَیصَل آباد • (faislābād) ? (Hindi spelling फ़ैसलाबाद)

فَیصَل آباد (canonical)
faislābād (romanization)
फ़ैसलाबाद (Hindi)

Faisalabad (a city in Faisalabad district, Punjab, Pakistan). It is the third largest city in Pakistan.


لاڑکانہ

لاڑْکانَہ • (lāṛkāna) m (Hindi spelling लाड़काना)

لاڑْکانَہ (canonical)
lāṛkāna (romanization)
लाड़काना (Hindi)

cog

Sindhi لاڙڪاڻو (lāṛkāṇo)

Larkana (a city in Larkana district, Sindh, Pakistan)


نوابشاہ

ur-proper noun

نَوابْشاہ • (navābśāh) m (Hindi spelling नवाबशाह)

نَوابْشاہ (canonical)
navābśāh (romanization)
नवाबशाह (Hindi)

/nə.ʋɑːb.ʃɑːɦ/

Named after Syed Nawab Shah (1843–1901).

Nawabshah (a city in Shaheed Benazirabad district, Sindh, Pakistan)


شيخوپورہ

شیخُوپُورَہ • (śexūpūra) m (Hindi spelling शेख़ूपुरा)

شیخُوپُورَہ (canonical)
śexūpūra (romanization)
शेख़ूपुरा (Hindi)

شے‧خُو‧پُو‧رہ

From شیخو (śexo, “nickname of Jahangir”) + پورہ.

com

Sheikhupura (a city in Sheikhupura district, Punjab, Pakistan)


سکھر

ur-proper noun

سَکَّھرْ • (sakkhar) m (Hindi spelling सख्खर)

سَکَّھرْ (canonical)
sakkhar (romanization)
सख्खर (Hindi)

Either from Arabic شكر (sugar) or Sindhi سوک (sūkh) (comfort)

Sukkur (a city in Sukkur district, Sindh, Pakistan)


اوکاڑہ

اوکاڑَہ • (okāṛa) m (Hindi spelling ओकाड़ा)

اوکاڑَہ (canonical)
okāṛa (romanization)
ओकाड़ा (Hindi)

From Punjabi اوکان (okān), a type of tree.

Okara (a city in Okara district, Punjab, Pakistan)


رحیم یار خان

رَحِیم یار خان

रहीम यार ख़ान

رَحِیم یار خان • (rahīm yār xān) m (Hindi spelling रहीम यार ख़ान)

رَحِیم یار خان (canonical)
rahīm yār xān (romanization)
रहीम यार ख़ान (Hindi)

/ɾə.ɦiːm jɑːɾ xɑːn/

رَ‧حیم‧یار‧خان

Rahim Yar Khan (a city in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


سیالکوٹ

سِیالْکوٹ • (siyālkoṭ) m (Hindi spelling सियालकोट)

سِیالْکوٹ (canonical)
siyālkoṭ (romanization)
सियालकोट (Hindi)

Inherited from Sanskrit शकल (śakala) + Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort”).

Sialkot (a city in Sialkot district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ڈیرہ غازی خان

ڈیرَہ غازی خان

ڈیرَہ غازی خان • (ḍerah ğāzī xān) m (Hindi spelling डेरा ग़ाज़ी ख़ान)

ڈیرَہ غازی خان (canonical)
ḍerah ğāzī xān (romanization)
डेरा ग़ाज़ी ख़ान (Hindi)

/ɖeː.ɾɑː ɣɑː.ziː xɑːn/

ڈیرہ‧غازی‧خان

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after Ghazi Khan.

Dera Ghazi Khan (a city in Dera Ghazi Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


سرگودھا

سَرْگودھا • (sargodhā) m (Hindi spelling सरगोधा)

سَرْگودھا (canonical)
sargodhā (romanization)
सरगोधा (Hindi)

/səɾ.ɡoː.d̪ʱɑː/

From Punjabi سرگودھا (sargodhā), from ਸਰ (sar, “pond, pool”) + ਗੋਧਾ (godhā, “a Hindu faqir”).

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Sargodha (a city in Sargodha district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ساہیوال

ur-proper noun

ساہِیوَال • (sāhīvāl) m (Hindi spelling साहीवाल)

ساہِیوَال (canonical)
sāhīvāl (romanization)
साहीवाल (Hindi)

/sɑː.ɦiː.ʋɑːl/

Sahiwal (a city in Sahiwal district, Punjab, Pakistan)


تلہ گنگ

تَلَہ گَنْگ • (tala gaṅg) m (Hindi spelling तला गंग)

تَلَہ گَنْگ (canonical)
tala gaṅg (romanization)
तला गंग (Hindi)

/t̪ə.ləɦ ɡəŋɡ/

From Punjabi تلہ گنگ (tala gaṅg), named after the Hindus known as "Gangs" and due to it being below ground level, it was known as "talah".

Talagang (a city in Talagang district, Punjab, Pakistan)


واہ

From Classical Persian واه (wāh), from Arabic.

Wah (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)


کوٹری

کوٹْری • (koṭrī) m (Hindi spelling कोटड़ी)

کوٹْری (canonical)
koṭrī (romanization)
कोटड़ी (Hindi)

From Sindhi ڪوٽڙي (koṭṛī), Ultimately from Sanskrit कोट (koṭa).

Kotri (a city in Jamshoro district, Sindh, Pakistan)


چنیوٹ

چِنِیوٹ • (ciniyoṭ) m (Hindi spelling चिनियोट)

چِنِیوٹ (canonical)
ciniyoṭ (romanization)
चिनियोट (Hindi)

Named after an ancient king's daughter named Chandan + Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort”).

Chiniot (a city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan)


کامونکے

کامون٘کے • (kāmõke) m (Hindi spelling कामोंके)

کامون٘کے (canonical)
kāmõke (romanization)
कामोंके (Hindi)

Kamoke (a city in Gujranwala district, Punjab, Pakistan)


حافظ آباد

حافِظ آباد • (hāfiz-ābād) m (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़ाबाद)

حافِظ آباد (canonical)
hāfiz-ābād (romanization)
हाफ़िज़ाबाद (Hindi)

/ɦɑː.fɪ.zɑː.bɑːd̪/

suffix

حافظ (hāfiz) + ـآباد (-ābād)


مینگورہ

ur-proper noun

مِین٘گورَہ • (mīṅgora) m (Hindi spelling मींगोरा)

مِین٘گورَہ (canonical)
mīṅgora (romanization)
मींगोरा (Hindi)

Mingora (a city in Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


کوہاٹ

کوہاٹ • (kohāṭ) m (Hindi spelling कोहाट)

Kohat (a city in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


خانیوال

خانیوَال • (xānevāl) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानेवाल)

خانیوَال (canonical)
xānevāl (romanization)
ख़ानेवाल (Hindi)

Named after Sangar Khan, who built a castle in the area.

Khanewal (a city in Khanewal district, Punjab, Pakistan)


بورے والا

بُورے والا • (būrē wālā) m (Hindi spelling बूरे वाला)

بُورے والا (canonical)
būrē wālā (romanization)
बूरे वाला (Hindi)

/buː.ɾɛː ʋɑː.lɑː/

بُو‧رے‧وا‧لا

Burewala (a city in Vehari district, Punjab, Pakistan)

ur:بورا سنگھ


میرپور خاص

مِیرْپُور خاص

مِیرْپُور خاص • (mīrpūr xās) m (Hindi spelling मीरपुर ख़ास)

مِیرْپُور خاص (canonical)
mīrpūr xās (romanization)
मीरपुर ख़ास (Hindi)

From میر (mer, “Mir (title) of Khairpur (princely state)”, the ruler of the Talpur dynasty) + پور (por) + خاص (xās).

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Mirpur Khas (a city in Mirpur Khas district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان

ur-proper noun

ڈیرَہ اِسْماعِیل خان

ڈیرَہ اِسْماعِیل خان • (ḍerā ismāʿīl xān) m (Hindi spelling डेरा इस्माईल ख़ान)

ڈیرَہ اِسْماعِیل خان (canonical)
ḍerā ismāʿīl xān (romanization)
डेरा इस्माईल ख़ान (Hindi)

ڈے‧رہ‧اِس‧ما‧عِیل‧خان

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after Baloch mercenary Ismail Khan.

Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan#English

Dera Ismail Khan (a city in Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


صادق آباد

صادِق آباد • (sādiq ābād) m (Hindi spelling सादिक़ाबाद)

صادِق آباد (canonical)
sādiq ābād (romanization)
सादिक़ाबाद (Hindi)

صا‧دِق‧آ‧باد

From صادِق (sādiq, “Sadeq Mohammad Khan V”) + آباد (ābād).

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Sadiqabad (a city in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


تربت

ur-proper noun

تُرْبَت • (turbat) m (Hindi spelling तुर्बत)

تُرْبَت (canonical)
turbat (romanization)
तुर्बत (Hindi)

Turbat (a city in Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


شکارپور

شِکارْپُور • (śikārpūr) m (Hindi spelling शिकारपुर)

شِکارْپُور (canonical)
śikārpūr (romanization)
शिकारपुर (Hindi)

/ʃɪ.kɑːɾ.puːɾ/

Corrupted from شَکارِپور (śakāripor), "the town founded by the vanquisher of the Shakas", a name given by the Scythians.

Shikarpur (a city in Shikarpur district, Sindh, Pakistan)


خضدار

خُضْدَار • (xuzdār) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुज़दार)

خُضْدَار (canonical)
xuzdār (romanization)
ख़ुज़दार (Hindi)

Khuzdar (a city in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


مظفر گڑھ

مُظَفّر گَڑْھ

मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़

مُظَفّر گَڑْھ • (muzaffargaṛh) m (Hindi spelling मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़)

مُظَفّر گَڑْھ (canonical)
muzaffargaṛh (romanization)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (Hindi)

مُ‧ظَف‧فر‧گڑھ

Muzaffargarh (a city in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab, Pakistan)


خيرپور

خیرْپُور • (xairpūr) m (Hindi spelling ख़ैरपूर)

خیرْپُور (canonical)
xairpūr (romanization)
ख़ैरपूर (Hindi)

Khairpur (a city in Khairpur district, Sindh, Pakistan)


خانپور

خانْپُور • (xānpūr) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानपुर)

خانْپُور (canonical)
xānpūr (romanization)
ख़ानपुर (Hindi)

Khanpur (a city in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


جیکب آباد

جیکْبَ آباد • (jaikbābād) m (Hindi spelling जैकबाबाद)

جیکْبَ آباد (canonical)
jaikbābād (romanization)
जैकबाबाद (Hindi)

/d͡ʒɛːk.bɑː.bɑːd̪/

From جیکب (“John Jacob (East India Company officer)”) + آباد (ābād, “placename suffix”).

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Jacobabad (a city in Jacobabad district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ڈسکہ

ur-proper noun

ڈَسْکَہ • (ḍaskah) m (Hindi spelling डस्का)

ڈَسْکَہ (canonical)
ḍaskah (romanization)
डस्का (Hindi)

From Urdu دس (“ten”) +Urdu کہ (“koh, a Mughal unit of measurement”).

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Daska (a city in Sialkot district, Punjab, Pakistan)


پاکپتن

ur-proper noun

پاکْپَتّن • (pākpattan) m (Hindi spelling पाकपत्तन)

پاکْپَتّن (canonical)
pākpattan (romanization)
पाकपत्तन (Hindi)

پاک (pāk) + پتن

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پاک (pāk) + پتن

Pakpattan (a city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


جہلم

ur-proper noun

جِہْلَم • (jihlam) m (Hindi spelling झेलम)

جِہْلَم (canonical)
jihlam (romanization)
झेलम (Hindi)

Jhelum (a city in Jhelum district, province of Punjab, Pakistan)


منڈی بہاؤالدین

مَنْڈی بَہاؤُالدِین

مَنْڈی بَہاؤُالدِین • (manḍī bahāowuddīn) m (Hindi spelling मंडी बहाऊअलदीन)

مَنْڈی بَہاؤُالدِین (canonical)
manḍī bahāowuddīn (romanization)
मंडी बहाऊअलदीन (Hindi)

من‧ڈی‧بَ‧ہا‧وُد‧دِین

From Urdu منڈی (“market”), and named after Bahauddin, a Sufi saint.

Mandi Bahauddin (a city in Mandi Bahauddin district, Punjab, Pakistan)


مریدکے

مُرِیدْکے • (murīdke) m (Hindi spelling मुरीदके)

مُرِیدْکے (canonical)
murīdke (romanization)
मुरीदके (Hindi)

Murdike (a city in Sheikhupura district, Punjab, Pakistan)


گوجرہ

گوجْرَہ • (gojrah) m (Hindi spelling गोज्रा)

گوجْرَہ (canonical)
gojrah (romanization)
गोज्रा (Hindi)

/ɡoːd͡ʒ.ɾɑːɦ/

Gojra (a city in Toba Tek Singh district, Punjab, Pakistan)


بہاولنگر

بَہاوَلْنَگَر

بَہاوَلْنَگَر • (bahāvalnagar) m (Hindi spelling बहावलनगर)

بَہاوَلْنَگَر (canonical)
bahāvalnagar (romanization)
बहावलनगर (Hindi)

/bə.ɦɑː.ʋəl.nə.ɡəɾ/

بَ‧ہا‧ول‧نَ‧گر

From بہاول (bhāol, “Bahawal Khan V”) + نگر.

Bahawalnagar (a city in Bahawalnagar district, Punjab, Pakistan)


چشتیاں

چِشْتِیاں • (ciśtiyā̃) m (Hindi spelling चिश्तियाँ)

چِشْتِیاں (canonical)
ciśtiyā̃ (romanization)
चिश्तियाँ (Hindi)

/t͡ʃɪʃ.t̪ɪ.jɑ̃ː/

Chishtian (a city in Bahawalnagar district, Punjab, Pakistan)


وہاڑی

وِہاڑی • (vihāṛī) m (Hindi spelling विहाड़ी)

وِہاڑی (canonical)
vihāṛī (romanization)
विहाड़ी (Hindi)

/ʋɪ.ɦɑː.ɽiː/

From Saraiki ویہا (vīhā), (flowing water).

Vehari (a city in Vehari district, Punjab, Pakistan)


جڑانوالہ

جَڑانْوَالَہ

جَڑانْوَالَہ • (jaṛānvālā) m (Hindi spelling जड़ानवाला)

جَڑانْوَالَہ (canonical)
jaṛānvālā (romanization)
जड़ानवाला (Hindi)

/d͡ʒə.ɽɑːn.ʋɑː.lɑː/

جڑ‧اَن‧وا‧لہ

From Punjabi جڑان (jaṛān) (roots) + Punjabi والہ (vālah) (place).

Jaranwala (a city in Faisalabad district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ٹنڈو آدم

ٹَنْڈو آدَم • (ṭanḍō ādam) m (Hindi spelling टंडो आदम)

ٹَنْڈو آدَم (canonical)
ṭanḍō ādam (romanization)
टंडो आदम (Hindi)

/ʈən.ɖoː ɑː.d̪əm/

From Sindhi ٽنڊو آدم (ṭanḍō ādam), named after Mir Adam Khan Mari + Baluchi ٹنڈو (ṭanḍō) (cantonment).

Tando Adam (a city in Sanghar district, Sindh, Pakistan)


سمندری

سَمُندْری • (samundrī) m (Hindi spelling समुंदरी)

سَمُندْری (canonical)
samundrī (romanization)
समुंदरी (Hindi)

From Persian سه (seh) (three) + Sanskrit मन्दिर (mandira) (temple).

Samundri (a city in Faisalabad district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ٹنڈو الہ یار

ٹَنْڈو اَلَہ یار

ٹَنْڈو اَلَہ یار • (ṭanḍō alah yār) m (Hindi spelling टंडो अला यअर)

ٹَنْڈو اَلَہ یار (canonical)
ṭanḍō alah yār (romanization)
टंडो अला यअर (Hindi)

/ʈən.ɖoː ə.ləɦ jɑːɾ/

ٹن‧ڈو‧الہ‧یار

From Sindhi ٽنڊوالهيار (ṭanḍōalahyār), named after Mir Allahyar Talpur + Baluchi ٹنڈو (ṭanḍō) (cantonment).

Tando Allahyar (a city in Tando Allahyar district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ਕਰਾਚੀ

pa-proper noun

ਕਰਾਚੀ • (karācī) m (Shahmukhi spelling کراچی)

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

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Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


صوابی

ur-proper noun

صْوَابی • (svābī) m (Hindi spelling स्वाबी)

صْوَابی (canonical)
svābī (romanization)
स्वाबी (Hindi)

Swabi (a city in Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


کمالیہ

کَمالِیَہ • (kamāliyā) m (Hindi spelling कमालिया)

کَمالِیَہ (canonical)
kamāliyā (romanization)
कमालिया (Hindi)

Kamalia (a city in Toba Tek Singh district, Punjab, Pakistan)


کوٹ عبدالمالک

کوٹ عَبْدُالْمالِک

کوٹ عَبْدُالْمالِک • (kōṭ ʿabdul-mālik) m (Hindi spelling कोट अब्दुअल्मालिक)

کوٹ عَبْدُالْمالِک (canonical)
kōṭ ʿabdul-mālik (romanization)
कोट अब्दुअल्मालिक (Hindi)

کوٹ‧عبدال‧مالک

From Urdu کوٹ (koṭ, “fortress”) + Urdu عبدالمالک (“Abdul Malik”).

Kot Abdul Malik (a city in Sheikhupura district, Punjab, Pakistan)


فیروزوالہ

فِیروزوَالَہ

فِیروزوَالَہ • (ferozvāla) m (Hindi spelling फ़ीरोज़वाला)

فِیروزوَالَہ (canonical)
ferozvāla (romanization)
फ़ीरोज़वाला (Hindi)

فے‧روز‧وا‧لہ

Ferozewala (a city in Sheikhupura district, Punjab, Pakistan)


عمرکوٹ

عُمَرْکوٹ • (ʿumarkoṭ) m (Hindi spelling उमर्कोट)

عُمَرْکوٹ (canonical)
ʿumarkoṭ (romanization)
उमर्कोट (Hindi)

Renaming of امرکوٹ (“Amarkot”) or named after Umar Marvi + کوٹ (koṭ).

Umerkot (a city in Umerkot district, Sindh, Pakistan)


احمد پور شرقیہ

اَحْمَدْپُور شَرْقِیَہ

अहमदपुर शर्क़िया

اَحْمَدْپُور شَرْقِیَہ • (ahmadpūr śarqiya) m (Hindi spelling अहमदपुर शर्क़िया)

اَحْمَدْپُور شَرْقِیَہ (canonical)
ahmadpūr śarqiya (romanization)
अहमदपुर शर्क़िया (Hindi)

/əɦ.məd̪.puːɾ ʃəɾ.qɪ.jəɦ/

From احمد (ahmad) + ـپور (-pūr) + شرقیہ.

Ahmedpur East (a city in Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Pakistan)


وزیر آباد

وَزِیرَ آباد

وَزِیرَ آباد • (vazīrābād) m (Hindi spelling वज़ीराबाद)

وَزِیرَ آباد (canonical)
vazīrābād (romanization)
वज़ीराबाद (Hindi)

/ʋə.ziː.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪/

suffix

وزیر (vazīr) + ـآباد (-ābād)

Wazirabad (a city in Wazirabad district, Punjab, Pakistan)


کوٹ ادو

ur-proper noun

کوٹ اَدُّو • (kōṭ addū) m (Hindi spelling कोट अद्दू)

کوٹ اَدُّو (canonical)
kōṭ addū (romanization)
कोट अद्दू (Hindi)

کوٹ (koṭ) + ادو.

Kot Addu (a city in Kot Addu district, Punjab, Pakistan)


میرپور

مِیرْپُور • (mīrpūr) m (Hindi spelling मीरपुर)

مِیرْپُور (canonical)
mīrpūr (romanization)
मीरपुर (Hindi)

Mirpur (the second largest city in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located in the Mirpur district).


مانسہرہ

مانْسَہْرَہ • (mānsahra) m (Hindi spelling मानसहरा)

مانْسَہْرَہ (canonical)
mānsahra (romanization)
मानसहरा (Hindi)

Mansehra (a city in Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


نوشہرہ

نَوشَہْرَہ • (nauśahra) m (Hindi spelling नौशहरा)

نَوشَہْرَہ (canonical)
nauśahra (romanization)
नौशहरा (Hindi)

→ English: Nowshera

/nɔː.ʃɛɦ.ɾɑ(ː)/

From نَو (nau, “new”) + شہر (śahar, “city”), possibly a Calque of Pashto نوښار (nowx̌ār) or vice versa.

Nowshera (a city in Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


ٹیکسلا

ٹَیکسِلا • (ṭaiksilā) m (Hindi spelling टैकसिला)

ٹَیکسِلا (canonical)
ṭaiksilā (romanization)
टैकसिला (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Taxila, itself from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”), a compound of तक्ष (takṣa) + शिला (śilā́, “stone”).

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Taxila (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)


شہداد کوٹ

ur-proper noun

شَہدَادْ کوٹ

شَہدَادْ کوٹ • (šahdād kōṭ) m (Hindi spelling शहदाद् कोट)

شَہدَادْ کوٹ (canonical)
šahdād kōṭ (romanization)
शहदाद् कोट (Hindi)

/ʃəɦ.d̪ɑːd̪ koːʈ/

شَہ‧دَاد‧کوٹ

suffix

شہداد (šahdād) + ـکوٹ (-kōṭ)

Qambar Shahdadkot
Qambar Shahdadkot#English

Shahdadkot (a city in Qambar Shahdadkot district, province of Sindh, Pakistan)


لودهراں

ur-proper noun

لودَھرَاں • (lodhrā̃) m (Hindi spelling लोधराँ)

لودَھرَاں (canonical)
lodhrā̃ (romanization)
लोधराँ (Hindi)

/loːd̪ʱ.ɾɑ̃ː/

Lodhran (a city in Lodhran district, Punjab, Pakistan)


میانوالی

مِیَّانْوالی

مِیَّانْوالی • (miyā̃vālī) m (Hindi spelling मियाँवाली)

مِیَّانْوالی (canonical)
miyā̃vālī (romanization)
मियाँवाली (Hindi)

می‧یاں‧وا‧لی

Named after Akbar the Great's son, Mian Ali + Urdu والی (vālī).

Mianwali (a city in Mianwali district, province of Punjab, Pakistan)


کبل

کَبَل (canonical)
kabal (romanization)
कबल (Hindi)

Kabal (a city in Swat district, province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


بھکر

بَھکَّر • (bhakkar) m (Hindi spelling भक्कर)

بَھکَّر (canonical)
bhakkar (romanization)
भक्कर (Hindi)

Bhakkar (a city in Bhakkar district, Punjab, Pakistan)


بدین

بَدِین • (badīn) m (Hindi spelling बदीन)

بَدِین (canonical)
badīn (romanization)
बदीन (Hindi)

Badin (a city in Badin district, Sindh, Pakistan)


نارووال

نارووَال • (nārovāl) m (Hindi spelling नारोवाल)

نارووَال (canonical)
nārovāl (romanization)
नारोवाल (Hindi)

/nɑː.ɾoː.ʋɑːl/

Narowal (a city in Narowal district, Punjab, Pakistan)


گھوٹکی

گھوٹْکی • (ghōṭkī) m (Hindi spelling घोट्की)

گھوٹْکی (canonical)
ghōṭkī (romanization)
घोट्की (Hindi)

Ghotki (a city in Ghotki district, Sindh, Pakistan)


چارسدہ

چارْسَدَہ • (čārsadah) m (Hindi spelling चार्सदा)

چارْسَدَہ (canonical)
čārsadah (romanization)
चार्सदा (Hindi)

/t͡ʃɑːɾ.sə.d̪ɑː/

From Persian چار (čār) (four) + Persian سده (sade) (century) ?

Charsadda (a city in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


جتوئی

جَتوئی • (jatōī) m (Hindi spelling जतोई)

جَتوئی (canonical)
jatōī (romanization)
जतोई (Hindi)

Jatoi (a city in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab, Pakistan)


سمبڑیال

سَمْبڑِیَال • (sambṛiyāl) m (Hindi spelling संबड़ियाल)

سَمْبڑِیَال (canonical)
sambṛiyāl (romanization)
संबड़ियाल (Hindi)

سَمْب‧ڑِی‧یال

Sambrial (a city in Sialkot district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ہارون آباد

ہارُونْ آباد

ہارُونْ آباد • (hārūn-ābād) m (Hindi spelling हारूनाबाद)

ہارُونْ آباد (canonical)
hārūn-ābād (romanization)
हारूनाबाद (Hindi)

/ɦɑː.ɾuːn.ɑː.bɑːd̪/

ہا‧رُون‧آ‧باد

suffix

ہارون (hārūn) + ـآباد (-ābād)

Haroonabad (a city in Bahawalnagar district, Punjab, Pakistan)


میرپور ماتھیلو

ur-proper noun

مِیرْپُور ماتھیلُو

मीरपुर माथेलू

مِیرْپُور ماتھیلُو • (mīrpūr māthelū) m (Hindi spelling मीरपुर माथेलू)

مِیرْپُور ماتھیلُو (canonical)
mīrpūr māthelū (romanization)
मीरपुर माथेलू (Hindi)

میر‧پور‧ما‧تھے‧لُو

میرپور + ماتھیلو (māthelo).

Mirpur Mathelo (a city in Ghotki district, Sindh, Pakistan)


بھلوال

بَھلْوَال • (bhalvāl) m (Hindi spelling भलवाल)

بَھلْوَال (canonical)
bhalvāl (romanization)
भलवाल (Hindi)

Bhalwal (a city in Sargodha district, Punjab, Pakistan)


قمبر علی خان

قَمْبَر عَلی خان

قَمْبَر عَلی خان • (qambar ʿalī xān) m (Hindi spelling क़ंबर अली ख़ान)

قَمْبَر عَلی خان (canonical)
qambar ʿalī xān (romanization)
क़ंबर अली ख़ान (Hindi)

قَمْ‧بَرْ‧عَ‧لی‧خان

Qamber Ali Khan (a city in Qambar Shahdadkot district, Sindh, Pakistan)


حاصل پور

حاصِلْ پُور • (hāsil pūr) m (Hindi spelling हासिल् पूर)

حاصِلْ پُور (canonical)
hāsil pūr (romanization)
हासिल् पूर (Hindi)

Hasilpur (a city in Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ڈہرکی

ڈَہَرْکی • (ḍaharkī) m (Hindi spelling डहरकी)

ڈَہَرْکی (canonical)
ḍaharkī (romanization)
डहरकी (Hindi)

/ɖə.ɦəɾ.kiː/

Daharki (a city in Ghotki district, Sindh, Pakistan)


کندھ کوٹ

کَنْدھ کوٹ • (kandh koṭ) m (Hindi spelling कंध कोट)

کَنْدھ کوٹ (canonical)
kandh koṭ (romanization)
कंध कोट (Hindi)

Kandhkot (a city in Kashmore district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ڈیرہ اللہ یار

ڈیرَہ اللہ یار

देरा अल्लाह यार

ڈیرَہ اللہ یار • (ḍerā allah yār) m (Hindi spelling देरा अल्लाह यार)

ڈیرَہ اللہ یار (canonical)
ḍerā allah yār (romanization)
देरा अल्लाह यार (Hindi)

/ɖeː.ɾɑː əl.ləɦ jɑːɾ/

ڈے‧رہ‧اَلْ‧لَہ‧یار

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after assassinated political leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa.

Dera Allah Yar (a city in Jafarabad district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ڈیرہ مراد جمالی

ڈیرَہ مُراد جَمالی

ڈیرَہ مُراد جَمالی • (ḍerā murād jamālī) m (Hindi spelling डेरा मुराद जमाली)

ڈیرَہ مُراد جَمالی (canonical)
ḍerā murād jamālī (romanization)
डेरा मुराद जमाली (Hindi)

/ɖeː.ɾɑː mʊ.ɾɑːd̪ d͡ʒə.mɑː.liː/

ڈے‧رہ‧مُ‧راد‧جَ‧ما‧لی

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after Murad Jamali.

Dera Murad Jamali
Dera Murad Jamali#English

Khyber Balochistan
Khyber Balochistan#English

Dera Murad Jamali (a city in Nasirabad district, Khyber Balochistan, Pakistan)


ٹنڈو محمد خان

ٹَنْڈو مُحَمَّدْ خان

ٹَنْڈو مُحَمَّدْ خان • (ṭanḍō muhammad xān) m (Hindi spelling टंडो मुहम्मद् ख़ान)

ٹَنْڈو مُحَمَّدْ خان (canonical)
ṭanḍō muhammad xān (romanization)
टंडो मुहम्मद् ख़ान (Hindi)

ٹن‧ڈو‧مُحَم‧مَد‧خان

From Sindhi ٽنڊو محمد خان (ṭanḍō muhammad xān), named after Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani + Baluchi ٹنڈو (ṭanḍō) (cantonment).

bor

ٽنڊو محمد خان

Tando Muhammad Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan#English

Tando Muhammad Khan (a city in Tando Muhammad Khan district, Sindh, Pakistan)


عارف والا

ur-proper noun

عارِف وَالا • (ʿārif wālā) m (Hindi spelling आरिफ़ वाला)

عارِف وَالا (canonical)
ʿārif wālā (romanization)
आरिफ़ वाला (Hindi)

/ʔɑː.ɾɪf ʋɑː.lɑː/

عا‧رِف‧وَا‧لا

Arif Wala (a city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


تمپ

تُمْپ (canonical)
tump (romanization)
तुंप (Hindi)

Tump (a city in Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


اوستہ محمد

اُوسْتَہ مُحَمَّد

اُوسْتَہ مُحَمَّد • (ūstah muhammad) m (Hindi spelling ऊस्ता मुहम्मद)

اُوسْتَہ مُحَمَّد (canonical)
ūstah muhammad (romanization)
ऊस्ता मुहम्मद (Hindi)

اُوس‧تَہ‧مُ‧حَم‧مَد

Usta Muhammad (a city in Usta Muhammad district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


خاران

خارَان • (xārān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ारान)

خارَان (canonical)
xārān (romanization)
ख़ारान (Hindi)

Kharan (a city in Kharan district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


سبی

سِبی (canonical)
sibī (romanization)
सिबी (Hindi)

Named after Rani Sewi, a Hindu woman who ruled Balochistan before the 7th century.

Sibi (a city in Sibi district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


لورالائی

لورالائی • (lōrālāī) m (Hindi spelling लोरालाई)

Loralai (a city in Loralai district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


چتکان

چِتْکان • (citkān) m (Hindi spelling चितकान)

چِتْکان (canonical)
citkān (romanization)
चितकान (Hindi)

Chitkan (a city in Panjgur district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


نوشکی

نُوشْکی • (nūškī) m (Hindi spelling नूश्की)

نُوشْکی (canonical)
nūškī (romanization)
नूश्की (Hindi)

From Baluchi نوش (noš), + Baluchi کوہ (koh).

Nushki (a city in Nushki district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ژوب

Zhob (a city in Zhob district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


سوئی

سُوئی (canonical)
sūī (romanization)
सूई (Hindi)

Inherited from Old Hindi सुई (suī), सूई (sūī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́).

Sui (a city in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


चितकान

hi-proper noun

चितकान • (citkān) m (Urdu spelling چتکان)

[t͡ʃɪt̪.kä̃ːn]


حیدر آباد

ur-proper noun

حَیدَر آباد • (ḥaidar ābād) m (Hindi spelling हैदराबाद)

حَیدَر آباد (canonical)
ḥaidar ābād (romanization)
हैदराबाद (Hindi)

/ɦɛːd̪.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪/

حے‧دَرَ‧آ‧باد


سرانان

سَرْانَان • (sarānān) m (Hindi spelling सरानान)

سَرْانَان (canonical)
sarānān (romanization)
सरानान (Hindi)

Saranan (a city in Pishin district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


بلیدہ

بُلیدَہ • (buledā) m (Hindi spelling बुलेदा)

بُلیدَہ (canonical)
buledā (romanization)
बुलेदा (Hindi)

Buleda (a city in Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


خانوزئی

خانوزَئی • (xānozaī) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानोज़ई)

خانوزَئی (canonical)
xānozaī (romanization)
ख़ानोज़ई (Hindi)

Khanozai (a city in Karezat district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


قلات

قَلات • (qalāt) m (Hindi spelling क़लात)

قَلات (canonical)
qalāt (romanization)
क़लात (Hindi)

Qalat (a city in Qalat district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


زہری

زَہْری • (zehrī) m (Hindi spelling ज़ा्री)

زَہْری (canonical)
zehrī (romanization)
ज़ा्री (Hindi)

Zehri (a city in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


سوراب

سُورَاب • (sūrāb) m (Hindi spelling सूराब)

سُورَاب (canonical)
sūrāb (romanization)
सूराब (Hindi)

Surab (a city in Surab district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


پسنی

پَسْنِی • (pasnī) m (Hindi spelling पस्नी)

پَسْنِی (canonical)
pasnī (romanization)
पस्नी (Hindi)

Pasni (a city in Gwadar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


قلعہ سیف اللہ

قِلْعَہ سَیف اللہ

क़िला सैफ़ुल्लाह

قِلْعَہ سَیف اللہ • (qi'lā saifullāh) m (Hindi spelling क़िला सैफ़ुल्लाह)

قِلْعَہ سَیف اللہ (canonical)
qi'lā saifullāh (romanization)
क़िला सैफ़ुल्लाह (Hindi)

قِ‧لہ‧سیف‧اُل‧لہ

Named after Saifullah Khan Khoidadzai + قلعہ.

Qilla Saifullah (a city in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


پشین

پِشِین • (pišīn) m (Hindi spelling पिशीन)

پِشِین (canonical)
pišīn (romanization)
पिशीन (Hindi)

Pishin (a city in Pishin district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


حرمزئی

حُرْمَزَئی • (hurmazaī) m (Hindi spelling हुर्मज़ई)

حُرْمَزَئی (canonical)
hurmazaī (romanization)
हुर्मज़ई (Hindi)

ہُرْ‧مَ‧زَئی

Named after Huramzai, founder of the town.

Huramzai (a city in Pishin district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


اوتھل

اُوتھال • (ūthāl) m (Hindi spelling ऊथाल)

اُوتھال (canonical)
ūthāl (romanization)
ऊथाल (Hindi)

bor

Arabic أثَالْ

Uthal (a city in Lasbela district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


وندر

ur-proper noun

وِنْدَر • (vindar) m (Hindi spelling विंदर)

وِنْدَر (canonical)
vindar (romanization)
विंदर (Hindi)

Winder (a city in Lasbela district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


مسلم باغ

مُسْلِم باغ • (muslim bāğ) m (Hindi spelling मुस्लिम बाग़)

مُسْلِم باغ (canonical)
muslim bāğ (romanization)
मुस्लिम बाग़ (Hindi)

مُسْ‧لِم‧باغ

From مسلم + باغ (bāġ), previously known as Hindu Bagh.

Muslim Bagh (a city in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


بیلہ

بیلَہ (canonical)
belah (romanization)
बेला (Hindi)

Bela (a city in Lasbela district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ڈیرہ بگٹی

ڈیرَہ بُگْٹی

ڈیرَہ بُگْٹی • (ḍerā bugṭī) m (Hindi spelling डेरा बुग्टी)

ڈیرَہ بُگْٹی (canonical)
ḍerā bugṭī (romanization)
डेरा बुग्टी (Hindi)

/ɖeː.ɾɑː bʊɡ.ʈiː/

ڈے‧رہ‧بُگْ‧ٹِی

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after the Bugti tribe.

Dera Bugti (a city in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


قلعہ عبداللہ

قِلْعَہ عَبْدُاللّہ

क़िला अब्दुल्लाह

قِلْعَہ عَبْدُاللّہ • (qilāh ’abdullāh) m (Hindi spelling क़िला अब्दुल्लाह)

قِلْعَہ عَبْدُاللّہ (canonical)
qilāh ’abdullāh (romanization)
क़िला अब्दुल्लाह (Hindi)

قِلْ‧عَہ‧عَبْ‧دُال‧لَہ

From قلعہ + عبداللہ.

Qilla Abdullah (a city in Qilla Abdullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


وڈھ

وَڈْھ (canonical)
vaḍh (romanization)
वढ (Hindi)

Wadh (a city in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


واشک

وَاشُک • (vāšuk) ? (Hindi spelling वाशुक)

وَاشُک (canonical)
vāšuk (romanization)
वाशुक (Hindi)

Washuk (a city in Washuk district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


آواران

آواران • (āvārān) ? (Hindi spelling आवारान)

/ɑː.ʋɑː.ɾɑːn/

Awaran (a city in Awaran district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


مچھ

مَچْھ (canonical)
mach (romanization)
मछ (Hindi)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya).

inh+

Machh (a city in Kachhi district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


רבוה

he-proper noun

רַבְּוַה • (rabváh) f

רַבְּוַה (canonical)
rabváh (romanization)

Borrowed from Urdu رَبْوَہ (rabva), from Arabic رُبْوَة (rubwa).

Rabwah (a city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan).


مظفر ڳڑھ

head

مُظَفَّر ڳَڑھ

مُظَفَّر ڳَڑھ (muz̤affar g̈aṛh) m

مُظَفَّر ڳَڑھ (canonical masculine)
muz̤affar g̈aṛh (romanization)

/mʊ.zəf.fəɾ‿ɠəɽʰ/

From مُظَفَّر (muz̤affar) + ـڳَڑھ (-g̈aṛh).

Muzaffargarh (a city in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab, Pakistan)


مظفر ڳڙھ

sd-proper noun

مُظَفَّر ڳَڙھ

[mʊzəfːər ɠəɽʱ]

From مُظَفَّر (muzaffar) + ڳَڙھ (g̠aṛh).


اورماڑا

ur-proper noun

اَورْماڑا • (ormāṛā) m (Hindi spelling ओरमाड़ा)

اَورْماڑا (canonical)
ormāṛā (romanization)
ओरमाड़ा (Hindi)

/oːɾ.mɑː.ɽɑː/

Named after General Ormoz of Alexander the Great's army.

Gwadar (a city in Gwadar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


جیونی

جِیوَنی • (jīvanī) m (Hindi spelling जीवनी)

جِیوَنی (canonical)
jīvanī (romanization)
जीवनी (Hindi)

Jiwani (a city in Gwadar district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


کوہلو

کوہْلُو • (kohlū) m (Hindi spelling कोहलू)

کوہْلُو (canonical)
kohlū (romanization)
कोहलू (Hindi)

Kohlu (a city in Kohlu district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


سہون سریف

pa-proper noun

سِہْوَݨ شَرِیف

ਸਿਹਵਣ ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼

سِہْوَݨ شَرِیف • (sihvaṇ śarīf) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਹਵਣ ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼)

سِہْوَݨ شَرِیف (canonical)
sihvaṇ śarīf (romanization)
ਸਿਹਵਣ ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼ (Gurmukhi)

/seː˦.ʋəɳᵊ‿ʃə.ɾiːfᵊ/

Sehwan (a city in Jamshoro district, Sindh, Pakistan)


سہون سریف

ur-proper noun

سِہْوَن شَرِیف

سِہْوَن شَرِیف • (sihvan śarīf) m (Hindi spelling सेहवन शरीफ़)

سِہْوَن شَرِیف (canonical)
sihvan śarīf (romanization)
सेहवन शरीफ़ (Hindi)


Ісламабад

uk-proper noun

Ісламаба́д<sg>

ісламаба́дський

Ісламаба́д • (Islamabád) m inan (genitive Ісламаба́да, uncountable, relational adjective ісламаба́дський)

Ісламаба́д (canonical)
Islamabád (romanization)
Ісламаба́да (genitive)
ісламаба́дський (adjective relational)
Ісламаба́д (nominative singular)
Ісламаба́да (genitive singular)
Ісламаба́дові (dative singular)
Ісламаба́ду (dative singular)
Ісламаба́д (accusative singular)
Ісламаба́дом (instrumental singular)
Ісламаба́ду (locative singular)
Ісламаба́ді (locative singular)
Ісламаба́де (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

Ісламаба́д<sg>

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)


Islámábád

cs-proper noun

Islámábád m inan (related adjective islámábádský)

islámábádský (adjective)
Islámábád (nominative singular)
Islámábádu (genitive singular)
Islámábádu (dative singular)
Islámábád (accusative singular)
Islámábáde (singular vocative)
Islámábádu (locative singular)
Islámábádem (instrumental singular)


بارکھان

ur-proper noun

بارْکھان • (bārkhān) m (Hindi spelling बारखान)

بارْکھان (canonical)
bārkhān (romanization)
बारखान (Hindi)

/bɑːɾ.kʰɑːn/

Barkhan (a city in Barkhan district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


دالبندین

دالْبَنْدِین

دالْبَنْدِین • (dālbandīn) m (Hindi spelling दाल्बंदीन)

دالْبَنْدِین (canonical)
dālbandīn (romanization)
दाल्बंदीन (Hindi)

دالْ‧بَنْ‧دِین

Dalbandin (a city in Chagai district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ہرنائی

ہَرْنائی • (harnāī) m (Hindi spelling हरनाई)

ہَرْنائی (canonical)
harnāī (romanization)
हरनाई (Hindi)

/ɦəɾ.nɑː.iː/

Harnai (a city in Harnai district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


دریجی

دُریجِی • (duraijī) m (Hindi spelling दुरैजी)

دُریجِی (canonical)
duraijī (romanization)
दुरैजी (Hindi)

/d̪ʊ.ɾɛː.d͡ʒiː/

Dureji (a city in Lasbela district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


دھادر

دھادَر • (dhādar) m (Hindi spelling धादर)

دھادَر (canonical)
dhādar (romanization)
धादर (Hindi)

/d̪ʱɑː.d̪əɾ/

Dhadar (a city in Kachhi district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


دوکی

دُوکی (canonical)
dūkī (romanization)
दूकी (Hindi)

Duki (a city in Duki district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


گجر ماشکئی

گَجَّر ماشْکائی

گَجَّر ماشْکائی • (gajjar māśkāī) m (Hindi spelling गज्जर माश्काई)

گَجَّر ماشْکائی (canonical)
gajjar māśkāī (romanization)
गज्जर माश्काई (Hindi)

/ɡəd̪.d͡ʒəɾ mɑːʃ.kɑː.iː/

گَجْ‧جَر‧ماشْ‧کائی

From Baluchi گجر ماشکئی (gajjar māškāī).

Gajjar Mashkay (a city in Awaran district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


موسی خیل

مُوسیٰ خَیل • (mūsā xail) m (Hindi spelling मूसा ख़ैल)

مُوسیٰ خَیل (canonical)
mūsā xail (romanization)
मूसा ख़ैल (Hindi)

Musakhail (a city in Musakhail district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


آسکول

آسْکول • (āskol) m (Hindi spelling आस्कोल)

آسْکول (canonical)
āskol (romanization)
आस्कोल (Hindi)

Askole (a city in Shigar district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


چلاس

چِلاس • (cilās) m (Hindi spelling चिलास)

چِلاس (canonical)
cilās (romanization)
चिलास (Hindi)

Chilas (a city in Diamer district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


بنجی

بُنْجی • (bunjī) m (Hindi spelling बुंजी)

بُنْجی (canonical)
bunjī (romanization)
बुंजी (Hindi)

Bunji (a city in Astore district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


علی آباد

عَلِی آباد • (’alī ābād) m (Hindi spelling अली आबाद)

عَلِی آباد (canonical)
’alī ābād (romanization)
अली आबाद (Hindi)

عَ‧لِی‧آ‧باد

suffix

علی (’alī) + ـآباد (-ābād)

Aliabad (a city in Hunza district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


شاہ رگ

ur-proper noun

شاہ رُگ • (śāh rug) m (Hindi spelling शाह रुग)

شاہ رُگ (canonical)
śāh rug (romanization)
शाह रुग (Hindi)

From Urdu شاہ (śāh, “king”) + Urdu رگ (“vein”).

Shahrug (a city in Harnai district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


صحبت پور

صحْبَت پُور • (sauhbat pūr) m (Hindi spelling सह्बत पूर)

صحْبَت پُور (canonical)
sauhbat pūr (romanization)
सह्बत पूर (Hindi)

صَوحْ‧بَتْ‧پُور

com

صحبت + پور (por)

Sohbatpur (a city in Sohbatpur district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


استور

ur-proper noun

اَسْتور • (astor) m (Hindi spelling अस्तोर)

اَسْتور (canonical)
astor (romanization)
अस्तोर (Hindi)

Astore (a city in Astore district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


Μινναγάρ

Unknown. The latter element is clearly borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”).


دنیور

ur-proper noun

دَنْیور • (danyor) m (Hindi spelling दनयोर)

دَنْیور (canonical)
danyor (romanization)
दनयोर (Hindi)

Danyor (a city in Gilgit district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


چیلینجی

چِیلِّینْجی • (cīllīnjī) m (Hindi spelling चील्लींजी)

چِیلِّینْجی (canonical)
cīllīnjī (romanization)
चील्लींजी (Hindi)

Chillinji (a city in Ghizer district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


ڈمبوداس

ڈَمْبُوداس • (ḍambūdās) m (Hindi spelling डंबूदास)

ڈَمْبُوداس (canonical)
ḍambūdās (romanization)
डंबूदास (Hindi)

ڈَمْ‧بُو‧دَاس

Dambudas (a city in Roundu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


داریل

داریل • (dārel) m (Hindi spelling दारेल)

Darel (a city in Darel district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


گلگت

گِلْگِت • (gilgit) m (Hindi spelling गिल्गित)

گِلْگِت (canonical)
gilgit (romanization)
गिल्गित (Hindi)

Gilgit (the capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


སྐར་དོ

Baltistan division
Baltistan division#English

Skardu (the capital city of the Baltistan division in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


ڪراچي

karācī (romanization)
कराची (Devanagari)

Karachi (the largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province)


گلیت

head

گِلِیت (gilīt) m

گِلِیت (canonical masculine)
gilīt (romanization)

Unknown. Maybe corrupted from Shina سرگین (sargīn), the ancient name.

Gilgit (a city in Gilgit district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)


Sialkot

Sialkot District
Sialkot District#English

A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan; capital of the Sialkot District.


چناب نگر

ur-noun

چَناب نَگَر • (canāb nagar) m (Hindi spelling चनाब नगर)

چَناب نَگَر (canonical)
canāb nagar (romanization)
चनाब नगर (Hindi)

/t͡ʃə.nɑːb nə.ɡəɾ/

From چناب (canāb, “Chenab”) + نگر (nagar, “city; town”), literally “the city of Chenab”.

af

Rabwah, Chenab Nagar (a city in Chiniot district, Pakistan)


चमन

Chaman (a city in Qilla Abdullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan)


ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ

pa-noun

راوَلْپِنْڈی

ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ • (rāvalpiṇḍī) m (Shahmukhi spelling راوَلْپِنْڈی)

rāvalpiṇḍī (romanization)
راوَلْپِنْڈی (Shahmukhi)

/ɾäː.ʋəl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

/ɾäː.wəl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

/ɾäː˦ɭə̆.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː/

From ਰਾਵਲ (rāval) + ਪਿੰਡੀ (piṇḍī), diminutive of ਪਿੰਡ (piṇḍ, “village”).

com

ਰਾਵਲ (rāval) + ਪਿੰਡੀ (piṇḍī)


ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦ

pa-proper noun

ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦ • (faislābād) m (Shahmukhi spelling فیصل آباد)

faislābād (romanization)
فیصل آباد (Shahmukhi)

From ਫ਼ੈਸਲ (faisal) + ਆਬਾਦ (ābād). Named after Saudi monarch Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

named-after

Faisalabad (a city in Faisalabad district, Punjab, Pakistan).


ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ

pa-noun

ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ • (isalāmābād) m (Shahmukhi spelling اسلام آباد)

isalāmābād (romanization)
اسلام آباد (Shahmukhi)

Borrowed from Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to ਇਸਲਾਮ (isalām) + ਆਬਾਦ (ābād).

com

ਇਸਲਾਮ (isalām) + ਆਬਾਦ (ābād)

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan), located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.


લાહોર

head

લાહોર • (lāhor) n

gu-prop

લાહોર • (lāhor) n

Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)


હૈદરાબાદ

head

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

gu-proper noun

હૈદરાબાદ • (haidrābād) n

/ˈɦəid̪.ɾɑ.bɑd̪/

Borrowed from Hindustani حیدر آباد / हैदराबाद (haidrābād).


કરાચી

head

કરાચી • (karācī) f

gu-proper noun

કરાચી • (karācī) f

Borrowed from Sindhi ڪراچي (karācī), a legend suggests that it was named after Mai Kolachi, a member of a Balochi tribe named Kolachi.

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


પેશાવર

head

પેશાવર • (peśāvar) n

gu-proper noun

પેશાવર • (peśāvar) n

/ˈpeː.ʃɑ.ʋəɾ/

Corrupted from Classical Persian پرشاور (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura, “city of men”).

der

Peshawar (a city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)


ઇસ્લામાબાદ

head

ઇસ્લામાબાદ • (islāmābād) n

gu-proper noun

ઇસ્લામાબાદ • (islāmābād) n

ઇસ્‧લા‧મા‧બાદ

Borrowed from Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād, literally “City of Islam”).

bor+

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)

gu:ઇસ્લામાબાદ


Zhob

Borrowed from Urdu ژوب (žob), from Pashto ږوب (ǵob).


Pakpattan

Borrowed from Urdu پاکْپَتّن (pākpattan).

A city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan.


Muslim Bagh

Borrowed from Urdu مُسْلِم باغ (muslim bāġ).

A city in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan.


મુલતાન

head

મુલતાન • (multān) n

gu-proper noun

મુલતાન • (multān) n

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān) / ملتان (multān).

Multan (a city in Multan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


ગુજરાનવાલા

head

ગુજરાનવાલા • (gujrānvālā) n

gu-proper noun

ગુજરાનવાલા • (gujrānvālā) n

/ˈɡud͡ʒ.ɾɑn.ʋɑ.lɑ/

Borrowed from English Gujranwala, named after the Gujjars.


راجن پور

ur-prop

راجَن پُور • (rājan pūr) m (Hindi spelling राजनपुर)

راجَن پُور (canonical)
rājan pūr (romanization)
राजनपुर (Hindi)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒən.puːɾ/

را‧جَنْ‧پُور

Named after Makhdoom Sheikh Rajan Shah, from راجَن (rājan) + ـپُور (-pūr).

af

راجَن (rājan) + ـپُور (-pūr)