रोम

Rome (a city, the capital city of Italy)


नई दिल्ली

hi-proper noun

नई दिल्ली • (naī dillī) f (Urdu spelling نئی دہلی)

naī dillī (romanization)
نئی دہلی (Urdu)
नई दिल्ली (direct singular)
नई दिल्ली (oblique singular)
नई दिल्ली (singular vocative)

→ Asturian: Nueva Delhi (calque)

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→ Cantonese: 新德里 (san1 dak1 lei5) (calque)

→ Galician: Nova Deli (calque)

→ German: Neu-Delhi (calque)

→ Greek: Νέο Δελχί (Néo Delchí) (calque)

→ Gujarati: નવી દિલ્હી (navī dilhī) (calque)

→ Hungarian: Újdelhi (calque)

→ Kannada: ನವ ದೆಹಲಿ (nava dehali) (calque)

→ Mandarin: 新德里 (Xīn Délǐ) (calque)

→ Marathi: नवी दिल्ली (navī dillī) (calque)

→ Polish: Nowe Delhi (calque)

→ Portuguese: Nova Deli (calque)

→ Sinhalese: නව දිල්ලිය (nawa dilliya) (calque)

→ Spanish: Nueva Delhi (calque)

→ Tamil: புது தில்லி (putu tilli) (calque)

→ Turkish: Yeni Delhi (calque)

hi:नई दिल्ली


मास्को

hi-proper noun

मास्को • (māsko) m (Urdu spelling ماسکو)

māsko (romanization)
ماسکو (Urdu)
मास्को (direct singular)
मास्को (oblique singular)
मास्को (singular vocative)

Moscow (a federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia)


इस्लामाबाद

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)


बेजिंग

hi-proper noun

बेजिंग • (bejiṅg) m (Urdu spelling بیجنگ)

bejiṅg (romanization)
بیجنگ (Urdu)
बेजिंग (direct singular)
बेजिंग (oblique singular)
बेजिंग (singular vocative)

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


कुआला लमपुर

कुआला लमपुर • (kuālā lampur) ?

kuālā lampur (romanization)
कुआला लमपुर (direct singular)
कुआला लमपुर (oblique singular)
कुआला लमपुर (singular vocative)

[kʊ.äː.läː‿lɐ̃m.pʊɾ]

Borrowed from English Kuala Lumpur and Malay Kuala Lumpur, from kuala (“confluence”) + lumpur (“mud”).

hi:कुआलालम्पुर

Kuala Lumpur (a city, the capital city of Malaysia)


अंकारा

अंकारा • (aṅkārā) m

aṅkārā (romanization)
अंकारा (direct singular)
अंकारा (oblique singular)
अंकारा (singular vocative)

/əŋ.kɑː.ɾɑː/

[ɐ̃ŋ.käː.ɾäː]


बर्लिन

बर्लिन • (barlin) m (Urdu spelling برلن)

barlin (romanization)
برلن (Urdu)
बर्लिन (direct singular)
बर्लिन (oblique singular)
बर्लिन (singular vocative)

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)


वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰

वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰ • (vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī. sī.) ?

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


वॉशिंगटन

वॉशिंगटन • (vŏśiṅgṭan) m (Urdu spelling واشنگٹن)

vŏśiṅgṭan (romanization)
واشنگٹن (Urdu)
वॉशिंगटन (direct singular)
वॉशिंगटन (oblique singular)
वॉशिंगटन (singular vocative)

/ʋɔ.ʃɪŋɡ.ʈən/

[ʋɔ.ʃɪ̃ŋɡ.ʈɐ̃n]


पेरिस

peris (romanization)
پیرس (Urdu)
पेरिस (direct singular)
पेरिस (oblique singular)
पेरिस (singular vocative)

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


सिंगापुर

सिंगापुर • (siṅgāpur) m (Urdu spelling سنگاپور)

siṅgāpur (romanization)
سنگاپور (Urdu)
सिंगापुर (direct singular)
सिंगापुर (oblique singular)
सिंगापुर (singular vocative)

/sɪŋ.ɡɑː.pʊɾ/

[sɪ̃ŋ.ɡäː.pʊɾ]

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


वेटिकन

वेटिकन • (veṭikan) ? (Urdu spelling ویٹیکن)

veṭikan (romanization)
ویٹیکن (Urdu)
वेटिकन (direct singular)
वेटिकन (oblique singular)
वेटिकन (singular vocative)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


विक्टोरिया

विक्टोरिया • (vikṭoriyā) ? (Urdu spelling وکٹوریہ)

hi:विक्टोरिया (ऑस्ट्रेलिया)
hi:विक्टोरिया झील
hi:विक्टोरिया, सेशाइल्स

Victoria (a city, the capital city of Seychelles)


काबुल

kābul (romanization)
کابل (Urdu)
काबुल (direct singular)
काबुल (oblique singular)
काबुल (singular vocative)

Kabul (a city, the capital city of Afghanistan)


लंदन

landan (romanization)
لندن (Urdu)
लंदन (direct singular)
लंदन (oblique singular)
लंदन (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, a borrowing from Latin Londīnium.

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


क़ाहिरा

क़ाहिरा • (qāhirā) m (Urdu spelling قاہرہ)

qāhirā (romanization)
قاہرہ (Urdu)
क़ाहिरा (direct singular)
क़ाहिरा (oblique singular)
क़ाहिरा (singular vocative)

/qɑː.ɦɪ.ɾɑː/

[qäː.ɦɪ.ɾäː]

/kɑː.ɦɪ.ɾɑː/

[käː.ɦɪ.ɾäː]

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

bor+

اَلْقَاهِرَة


सियोल

siyol (romanization)
سیول (Urdu)
सियोल (direct singular)
सियोल (oblique singular)
सियोल (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


ऐम्स्टर्डैम

hi-proper noun

ऐम्स्टर्डैम • (aimsṭarḍaim) m (Urdu spelling ایمسٹرڈیم)

aimsṭarḍaim (romanization)
ایمسٹرڈیم (Urdu)
ऐम्स्टर्डैम (direct singular)
ऐम्स्टर्डैम (oblique singular)
ऐम्स्टर्डैम (singular vocative)

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


एथेंस

एथेंस • (ethẽs) ? (Urdu spelling ایتھینس)


टोक्यो

टोक्यो • (ṭokyo) ? (Urdu spelling ٹوکیو)

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


ज़ाग्रेब

ज़ाग्रेब • (zāgreb) ?

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


दमिश्क़

दमिश्क़ • (damiśq) m (Urdu spelling دمشق)

damiśq (romanization)
دمشق (Urdu)
दमिश्क़ (direct singular)
दमिश्क़ (oblique singular)
दमिश्क़ (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دمشق (damišq), from Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq).


ढाका

ḍhākā (romanization)
ڈھاکا (Urdu)
ढाका (direct singular)
ढाका (oblique singular)
ढाका (singular vocative)

Dhaka, Dacca (a city, the capital city of Bangladesh)


काठमांडू

hi-proper noun

काठमांडू • (kāṭhmāṇḍū) m (Urdu spelling کاٹھمانڈو)

kāṭhmāṇḍū (romanization)
کاٹھمانڈو (Urdu)
काठमांडू (direct singular)
काठमांडू (oblique singular)
काठमांडू (singular vocative)

/kɑːʈʰ.mɑːɳ.ɖuː/

[käːʈʰ.mä̃ːɳ.ɖuː]

Borrowed from Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u). Ultimately from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa, “a temple in Durbar Square”) from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

compound

Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal)


जकार्ता

hi-proper noun

जकार्ता • (jakārtā) m (Urdu spelling جکارتہ)

jakārtā (romanization)
جکارتہ (Urdu)
जकार्ता (direct singular)
जकार्ता (oblique singular)
जकार्ता (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒə.kɑːɾ.t̪ɑː/

[d͡ʒɐ.käːɾ.t̪äː]

Borrowed from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता (jayakartā), from जय (jaya) + कर्ता (kartā).

Jakarta (a city, the capital of Indonesia)


ओटावा

ओटावा • (oṭāvā) ? (Urdu spelling اوٹاوا)

/oː.ʈɑː.ʋɑː/

[oː.ʈäː.ʋäː]

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


कैनबरा

कैनबरा • (kainabrā) ? (Urdu spelling کینبرا)

Borrowed from English Canberra, from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”).

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


वेलिंग्टन

वेलिंग्टन • (veliṅgṭan) ? (Urdu spelling ویلنگٹن)

/ʋeː.lɪŋɡ.ʈən/

[ʋeː.lɪ̃ŋɡ.ʈɐ̃n]

Borrowed from English Wellington, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Wellington (a city, the capital city of New Zealand)

hi:वेलिंग्टन


ताशकंद

ताशकंद • (tāśkand) m (Urdu spelling تاشقند)

tāśkand (romanization)
تاشقند (Urdu)
ताशकंद (direct singular)
ताशकंद (oblique singular)
ताशकंद (singular vocative)

[t̪äːʃ.kɐ̃n̪d̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian تاشکند (tāškand).

bor+

Tashkent (a city, the capital city of Uzbekistan)


प्रिटोरिया

hi-proper noun

प्रिटोरिया • (priṭoriyā) ? (Urdu spelling پریٹوریا)

priṭoriyā (romanization)
پریٹوریا (Urdu)

/pɾɪ.ʈoː.ɾɪ.jɑː/

Borrowed from English Pretoria, named after Andries Pretorius.

Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)


कार्डिफ़

कार्डिफ़ • (kārḍif) ? (Urdu spelling کارڈف)

Borrowed from English Cardiff, from Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”).

Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)


बेलफ़ास्ट

बेलफ़ास्ट • (belfāsṭ) ? (Urdu spelling بیلفاسٹ)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

Belfast (a city, the capital of Northern Ireland)


डबलिन

Borrowed from English Dublin, from Old Irish dub (“black”) + linn (“pond”).

Dublin (a city, the capital city of Ireland)


केपटाउन

केपटाउन • (kepṭāun) ? (Urdu spelling کیپ ٹاؤن)

Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)


माले

माले • (māle) ?

Malé (a city, the capital city of the Maldives)


प्योंगयांग

प्योंगयांग • (pyoṅgyāṅg) ?

/pjoːŋ.ɡjɑːŋɡ/

[pjõːŋ.ɡjä̃ːŋɡ]

Borrowed from English Pyongyang, from Korean 평양 (pyeong'yang, “flat land”).

Pyongyang (a city, the capital city of North Korea)

hi:प्योंगयांग


अबू धाबी

अबू धाबी • (abū dhābī) m (Urdu spelling ابو ظبی)

abū dhābī (romanization)
ابو ظبی (Urdu)
अबू धाबी (direct singular)
अबू धाबी (oblique singular)
अबू धाबी (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Abu Dhabi, from Arabic أَبُو ظَبِي (ʔabū ẓabī).

der

Arabic أَبُو ظَبِي (ʔabū ẓabī)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital city of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates)


बाकू

Borrowed from English Baku, from Russian Баку́ (Bakú), from Azerbaijani Bakı.

Baku (a city, the capital city of Azerbaijan)


रियाद

Ultimately from Arabic اَلرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ).

Riyadh (a city, the capital city of Saudi Arabia)


बग़दाद

hi-proper noun

बग़दाद • (baġdād) m (Urdu spelling بغداد)

baġdād (romanization)
بغداد (Urdu)
बग़दाद (direct singular)
बग़दाद (oblique singular)
बग़दाद (singular vocative)

/bəɣ.d̪ɑːd̪/

[bɐɣ.d̪äːd̪]

/bəɡ.d̪ɑːd̪/

[bɐɡ.d̪äːd̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بغداد (bağdād).

bor+

Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)


मोनाको

hi-proper noun

मोनाको • (monāko) ? (Urdu spelling موناکو)


पुत्रजया

/pʊt̪.ɾᵊ.d͡ʒə.jɑː/

[pʊt̪.ɾᵊ.d͡ʒɐ.jäː]

Borrowed from Malay Putrajaya, from putra (“prince”) + jaya (“success”), ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá)+ जय (jayá); named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. Compare Telugu పుత్రజయ (putrajaya).

Putrajaya (the administrative capital of Malaysia)


तेहरान

तेहरान • (tehrān) m (Urdu spelling تہران)

tehrān (romanization)
تہران (Urdu)
तेहरान (direct singular)
तेहरान (oblique singular)
तेहरान (singular vocative)

/t̪eːɦ.ɾɑːn/

[t̪eːʱ.ɾä̃ːn]

Borrowed from Iranian Persian تِهْرَان (tehrân).


कोलंबो

hi-proper noun

कोलंबो • (kolambo) m (Urdu spelling کولمبو)

kolambo (romanization)
کولمبو (Urdu)
कोलंबो (direct singular)
कोलंबो (oblique singular)
कोलंबो (singular vocative)


थिम्फू

थिम्फू • (thimphū) m (Urdu spelling تھمپھو)

thimphū (romanization)
تھمپھو (Urdu)
थिम्फू (direct singular)
थिम्फू (oblique singular)
थिम्फू (singular vocative)


बैरूत

बैरूत • (bairūt) m (Urdu spelling بَیرُوت)


हेलसिंकी

हेलसिंकी • (helsiṅkī) m (Urdu spelling ہلسنکی)


सोनारगाँव

सोनारगाँव • (sonārgā̃v) ?

/soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/

[soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ]

/soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/

[soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

/ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/

[ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ]

/ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/

[ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

Borrowed from Bengali সোনারগাঁও (śōnargãō), Which is from সোনা (śōna, “gold”) + -র (-r, “of”) + গাঁও (gãō, “village”). Unrelated to सोनार (sonār, “goldsmith”).