انڈیا

ur-proper noun

اِنْڈِیا • (inḍiyā) m (Hindi spelling इंडिया)

اِنْڈِیا (canonical)
inḍiyā (romanization)
इंडिया (Hindi)

Borrowed from English India. Doublet of ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya).

ہندوستان ہندوستان#Urdu

(informal) Synonym of ہندوستان (hindūstān)


پنجاب

پَنْجاب • (panjāb) m (Hindi spelling पंजाब)

پَنْجاب (canonical)
panjāb (romanization)
पंजाब (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجاب (panjāb), from پنج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), essentially a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “five rivers”).

cog

Punjab (a province of Pakistan, Western Punjab; capital: Lahore)

Punjab (a state of India, Eastern Punjab; capital: Chandigarh)


کشمیر

ur-noun

کَشْمِیر • (kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling कश्मीर)

کَشْمِیر (canonical)
kaśmīr (romanization)
कश्मीर (Hindi)

→ English: Cashmere, cashmere

→ English: Kashmir (learned)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشمیر (kašmīr), potentially also a learned borrowing from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra), which is probably a contraction of कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra) or कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru). Compare Kashmiri کٔشیٖر (kạśīr).

lbor

Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent#English

Kashmir (a region of Indian subcontinent in South Asia).

Azad Kashmir (an autonomous territory administered by Pakistan; capital: Muzaffarabad)

Jammu Kashmir (a union territory of India; capitals: Srinagar and Jammu)


ہند

ہِنْد (canonical)
hind (romanization)
हिंद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هند (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “stream”). Doublet of سندھ (sindh) and انڈیا (inḍiyā).

doublet

تَعْزِیرَاتِ ہِنْد

آئِینِ ہِنْد


بنگال

ur-proper noun

بَن٘گال • (baṅgāl) m (Hindi spelling बंगाल)

بَن٘گال (canonical)
baṅgāl (romanization)
बंगाल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگال (bangāl), ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga), the name of the Vanga Kingdom.

bor+

Indian Subcontinent
Indian Subcontinent#English

Bengal (a former province of the Indian Subcontinent, now divided into the modern-day West Bengal in India and Bangladesh)


لداخ

ur-proper noun

لَدّاخ • (laddāx) m (Hindi spelling लद्दाख़)

لَدّاخ (canonical)
laddāx (romanization)
लद्दाख़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian لداخ (ladâx), from Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags).

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Ladakh (a union territory in northern India; capital: Leh and Kargil)


سندھ

ur-proper noun

سِنْدھ • (sindh) m (Hindi spelling सिंध)

سِنْدھ (canonical)
sindh (romanization)
सिंध (Hindi)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu). Doublet of ہِنْد (hind) and اِنْڈِیا (inḍiyā). Compare Khowar سِن (sin), Saraiki سِنّہہ (sinnh), Ushojo سندھو (sindhō).

doublet

دَرْیَائے سِنْدھ

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

Indus (a river in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, the union territory of Ladakh in India and the autonomous region of Tibet in China)


جموں و کشمیر

ur-proper noun

جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر

जम्मू और कश्मीर

جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر • (jammūṉ o kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling जम्मू और कश्मीर)

جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر (canonical)
jammūṉ o kaśmīr (romanization)
जम्मू और कश्मीर (Hindi)

LL-Q1617 (urd)-نعم البدل-جموں و کشمیر.wav

From جَمُّوں (jammū̃, “Jammu”) + و (o, “and/&”) + کَشْمِیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), likely a calque of English Jammu and Kashmir. Compare Hindi जम्मू और कश्मीर (jammū aur kaśmīr).

noncog

जम्मू और कश्मीर

(now historical) Jammu and Kashmir, a princely state which governed the region of Kashmir, the territory of which is now de facto divided between China, India, and Pakistan.


دیسی

ur-adj

دیسی • (desī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling देसी)

local, native, indigenous (to the Indian subcontinent)


ہمالیہ

ur-proper noun

ہِمالِیَہ • (himāliya) m (Hindi spelling हिमालय)

ہِمالِیَہ (canonical)
himāliya (romanization)
हिमालय (Hindi)

→ Arabic: هِمَالِيَة (himāliya)

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

slbor

Himalayas (a mountain range across the entire Indian subcontinent).


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).

Muzaffarabad District
Muzaffarabad District#English

(by extension) Muzaffarabad District (a district of Azad Kashmir)

Muzaffarabad Division
Muzaffarabad Division#English

(by extension) Muzaffarabad Division (a division of Azad Kashmir)


جموں اور کشمیر

ur-proper noun

जम्मू और कश्मीर

جموں اور کشمیر • (jammū̃ aur kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling जम्मू और कश्मीर)

jammū̃ aur kaśmīr (romanization)
जम्मू और कश्मीर (Hindi)

/d͡ʒəm.mũː ɔːɾ kəʃ.miːɾ/

جموں و کشمیر
جموں و کشمیر#Urdu

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Alternative form of جموں و کشمیر (jammū̃-o-kaśmīr): Jammu and Kashmir (a union territory in northern India; capital: Jammu and Srinagar)


آزاد جموں و کشمیر

آزاد جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر

आज़ाद जम्मू-ओ-कश्मीर

آزاد جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر • (āzād jammū̃-o-kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling आज़ाद जम्मू-ओ-कश्मीर)

آزاد جَمُّوں و کَشْمِیر (canonical)
āzād jammū̃-o-kaśmīr (romanization)
आज़ाद जम्मू-ओ-कश्मीर (Hindi)

/ɑː.zɑːd̪ d͡ʒəm.mũː oː kəʃ.miːɾ/

LL-Q1617 (urd)-نعم البدل-آزاد جموں و کشمیر.wav

From آزاد (āzād, “free”) + جموں (jmõ, “Jammu”) + کشمیر (o, “and”) + [Term?] (“Kashmir”).

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir#English

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (an autonomous territory of Pakistan; capital: Muzaffarabad)


مقبوضہ کشمیر

ur-proper noun

مَقْبُوضَہ کَشْمِیر

مَقْبُوضَہ کَشْمِیر • (maqbūẓa kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling मक़्बूज़ा कश्मीर)

مَقْبُوضَہ کَشْمِیر (canonical)
maqbūẓa kaśmīr (romanization)
मक़्बूज़ा कश्मीर (Hindi)

From مقبوضہ (maqbūẓa, “occupied”) + کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”)

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(Pakistan) the de facto India union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh collectively called "Indian-Administered Kashmir", one of three parts that together form the dejure province of Kashmir, the other being Azad Kashmir and Aksai Chin.

(by extension) Jammu and Kashmir (a union territory in northern India; capital: Jammu and Srinagar)


آزاد کشمیر

ur-proper noun

آزاد کَشْمِیر

आज़ाद कश्मीर

آزاد کَشْمِیر • (āzād kaśmīr) m (Hindi spelling आज़ाद कश्मीर)

آزاد کَشْمِیر (canonical)
āzād kaśmīr (romanization)
आज़ाद कश्मीर (Hindi)

/ɑː.zɑːd̪ kəʃ.miːɾ/

From آزاد (āzād, “free”) + کشمیر (“Kashmir”)

آزاد جموں و کشمیر
آزاد جموں و کشمیر#Urdu

Alternative form of آزاد جموں و کشمیر (āzād jammū̃-o-kaśmīr)


گلگت بلتستان

گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان

गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान

گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان • (gilgit baltistān) m (Hindi spelling गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान)

گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان (canonical)
gilgit baltistān (romanization)
गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान (Hindi)

LL-Q1617 (urd)-نعم البدل-گلگت بلتستان.wav

From گلگت (“Gilgit”) + بلتستان (“Baltistan”), the latter borrowed from Classical Persian بلتستان (baltistân), equivalent to بلتی (“Balti people”) + ـستان (“-land”).

Gilgit-Baltistan (an autonomous territory of Pakistan; capital: Gilgit)


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).


ہندیہ

Borrowed from Arabic هِنْدِيَّة (hindiyya)

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(historical) official name of the Mughal Empire in Arabic.