نئی دہلی

ur-proper noun

نَئِی دِہْلی

نَئِی دِہْلی • (naī dihlī) f (Hindi spelling नई देहली)

نَئِی دِہْلی (canonical)
naī dihlī (romanization)
नई देहली (Hindi)

Calque of Hindi नई दिल्ली (naī dillī), equivalent to نئی (naī, “new”) + دہلی (dihlī, “Delhi”). Compare Punjabi نَوِیْں دِلّی (nauiīṉ dillī) / Punjabi ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ (navī̃ dillī).

cog

نَوِیْں دِلّی


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

Etymology tree
Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor.
Classical Persian اِسْلَام (islām)bor.
Urdu اِسْلَام (islām)
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.
Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt'
Classical Persian آبَاد (ābād)bor.
Urdu آباد (ābād)
Urdu اِسْلام آباد (islām ābād)
From اِسْلَام (islām) + آباد (ābād).

etymon

اِسْلَام>Islam

اِسْلام آباد

اننت ناگ
اننت ناگ#Urdu

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

synonym of اننت ناگ (Anantnag (a city in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir))


دلی

ur-proper noun

دِلّی • (dillī) f (Hindi spelling दिल्ली)

دِلّی (canonical)
dillī (romanization)
दिल्ली (Hindi)

Transliteration of Hindi दिल्ली (dillī).

دِہْلی دہلی#Urdu

(India, informal) alternative form of دِہْلی (dihlī): Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


بنارس

بَنارَس • (banāras) f (Hindi spelling बनारस)

بَنارَس (canonical)
banāras (romanization)
बनारस (Hindi)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑀻 (vārāṇasī), from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī). Alternatively, named after the legendary figure of Rājā Bānār, who is said to have rebuilt the city.

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārāṇasī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Benares (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


وارانسی

ur-proper noun

وارانسی • (vārāṇsī) f (Hindi spelling वाराणसी)

/ʋɑː.ɾɑːn.siː/

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī). Doublet of بنارس (banāras).


متھرا

ur-proper noun

مَتُھرا • (mathurā) m (Hindi spelling मथुरा)

مَتُھرا (canonical)
mathurā (romanization)
मथुरा (Hindi)

/mə.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɑː/

Mathura, Muttra (a city, the administrative center of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India)


لدھیانہ

لدھیانہ • (ludhiyānā) m (Hindi spelling लुधियाना)

ludhiyānā (romanization)
लुधियाना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Punjabi ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ (ludhiāṇā) / لُدِھیاݨَہ (ludhieyāṇah).

bor+

Ludhiana (a city in Ludhiana district, Punjab, India)


دہلی

ur-proper noun

دِہْلی • (dihlī) f (Hindi spelling देहली)

دِہْلی (canonical)
dihlī (romanization)
देहली (Hindi)

→ Arabic: دِهْلِي (dihlī)

desctree

→ English: Delhi
→ Arabic: دِلْهِي (dilhī)
→ Chinese: 德里 (Délǐ)
→ Greek: Δελχί (Delchí)
→ Hebrew: דֵלְהִי (delhī)
→ Japanese: デリー (Derī)
→ Tamil: டெல்லி (ṭelli)
→ Turkish: Delhi

→ Kannada: ದೆಹಲಿ (dehali)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī), of uncertain origin. See दिल्ली (dillī) for further details.

bor+

2021 October 23, “دہلی سے ملحق گڑگاؤں میں پھر سے جمعے کی نماز کے خلاف مظاہرہ اور جے شری رام کے نعرے [Demonstrations against Friday prayers, again, in Gurgaon, adjacent to Delhi and slogans of Jai Shri Ram]”, in BBC News Urdu:

Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)


ممبئی

ur-proper noun

مُمْبَئی • (mumbaī) f (Hindi spelling मुंबई)

مُمْبَئی (canonical)
mumbaī (romanization)
मुंबई (Hindi)

Mumbai (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay)


کلکتہ

کَلْکَتَّہ • (kalkatta) f (Hindi spelling कोलकाता)

کَلْکَتَّہ (canonical)
kalkatta (romanization)
कोलकाता (Hindi)
کولکاتا (alternative)

Kolkata (a megacity, the capital of West Bengal, India)


مدراس

مَدْراس • (madrās) f (Hindi spelling मद्रास)

مَدْراس (canonical)
madrās (romanization)
मद्रास (Hindi)

Chennai (a megacity, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India)


سری نگر

سِرِی نَگَر • (sirī nagar) m (Hindi spelling श्रीनगर)

سِرِی نَگَر (canonical)
sirī nagar (romanization)
श्रीनगर (Hindi)
سرینگر (alternative)
شرینگر (alternative)

From Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), from श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”). Compare Kashmiri سِریٖنَگَر (sirīnagar).

سرینگر میں دریائے جہلم کے کنارے ویران پڑے ہیں، کچھ باقی شہر کی طرح۔

2016 October 5, “سری نگر کا خاموش کیفے [The vacant cafe of Srinagar]”, in BBC News Urdu, New Delhi:

In Srinagar, the banks of river Jhelum remain vacant, somewhat like the rest of the city.

sirī nagar meṉ daryā'e jihlam ke kināre vīrān paṛe haiṉ, kuch bāqī śahar kī t̤araḥ.

Srinagar (a city and district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


الہ آباد

اِلٰہ آباد • (iláh ābād) m (Hindi spelling इलाहाबाद)

اِلٰہ آباد (canonical)
iláh ābād (romanization)
इलाहाबाद (Hindi)

/ɪ.lɑː.ɦɑː.bɑːd̪/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh, “Allah”) + Classical Persian آباد (ābād, “city”).

bor+

Allahabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


چنئی

ur-proper noun

چَنَّئی • (canna'ī) m (Hindi spelling चेन्नई)

چَنَّئی (canonical)
canna'ī (romanization)
चेन्नई (Hindi)

Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)


جالندھر

ur-noun

جالَنْدَھر • (jālandhar) m (Hindi spelling जालंधर)

جالَنْدَھر (canonical)
jālandhar (romanization)
जालंधर (Hindi)

/d͡ʒɑː.lən.d̪ʱəɾ/

جا لَنْ دَھر

Compare Punjabi جَلَنْدَھر (jalandhar) / ਜਲੰਧਰ (jalandhar).


امرتسر

ur-proper noun

اَمْرِتْسَر • (amritsar) m (Hindi spelling अमृतसर)

اَمْرِتْسَر (canonical)
amritsar (romanization)
अमृतसर (Hindi)

اَمْ رِتْ سَر


بھونیشور

بُھونیشْوَر • (bhūneśvar) m (Hindi spelling भुवनेश्वर)

بُھونیشْوَر (canonical)
bhūneśvar (romanization)
भुवनेश्वर (Hindi)

[bʱʊ.neːʃ.ʋəɾ]

Transliteration of Hindi भुवनेश्वर (bhuvneśvar).

transliteration

Bhubaneshwar (a city, the capital of Odisha, India)


جموں

ur-proper noun

جَمُّوں • (jammū̃) m (Hindi spelling जम्मू)

جَمُّوں (canonical)
jammū̃ (romanization)
जम्मू (Hindi)

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Jambu Lochan. Cognate with Saraiki ڄَمُّوں (ǰammūṉ).

Jammu (a city, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


دہرہ دون

دِہْرَہ دُون

دِہْرَہ دُون • (dihra dūn) m (Hindi spelling देहरादून)

دِہْرَہ دُون (canonical)
dihra dūn (romanization)
देहरादून (Hindi)

From دِہْرَہ (dihra, “Dera”) + دُون (dūn, “Doon Valley”).

compound

Dehradun (a city, the state capital of Uttarakhand, India)


جونپور

ur-proper noun

جونپور • (jaunpūr) m (Hindi spelling जौनपुर)

jaunpūr (romanization)
जौनपुर (Hindi)
جون پور (alternative)

After Muhammad Fakhr Malik Jauna Khan bin Tughluq; literally Jauna's town, جون (jon) + ـپور (-por).

Jaunpur; a district of Uttar Pradesh, India

a city in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India


چنڈی گڑھ

چَنْڈی گَڑھ • (caṇḍī-gaṛh) m (Hindi spelling चंडीगढ़)

چَنْڈی گَڑھ (canonical)
caṇḍī-gaṛh (romanization)
चंडीगढ़ (Hindi)

/t͡ʃən.ɖiː.ɡəɽʱ/

Chandigarh (a city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab)


گورداسپور

گورْداسْپُور

گورْداسْپُور • (gordāspūr) m (Hindi spelling गुरदासपुर)

گورْداسْپُور (canonical)
gordāspūr (romanization)
गुरदासपुर (Hindi)
گورداس پور (alternative)
گرداسپور (alternative)

[ɡʊɾ.d̪ɑːs.puːɾ]

گُور داس پُور

From گورداس (gordās) + ـپُور (-pūr, “town; city; village”). Named after Mahant Guriya das ji.

suffix

لیکن پنجابی کا جو لہجہ سب کے لیے معیار قرار پایا، جس کی گرامر و اصول سب کے لئے قابل قبول ہوئے وہ لاہور، امرتسر، گورداسپور، سیالکوٹ اور ان کے نواحی علاقوں کا ہے۔

2023 January 18, Ashraf Sharif, “پنجاب کی لسانی تاریخ کا کھوج [Exploring the Linguistic History of Punjab]”, in روزنامہ ٩٢نیوز [Daily 92 News ePaper]:

However, the dialect of Punjabi which was set as the standard for all, and whose grammar and principles became acceptable to all, belongs to Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Sialkot and their suburbs.

lekin panjābī kā jo lahja sab ke liye miʻyar qarār pāya, jis kī grāmar o aṣūl sab ke liy'e qābl-e-qabūl hū'e vo lāhaur, amritsar, gordāspūr, siyalkoṭ aur un ke nuvāḥī ʻilāqoṉ kā hai.

گورداسپور کی متنازعہ تقسیم

2022 August 15, Farooq Azam, “جب لاہور اچانک بھارت کے بجائے پاکستان کا حصہ بن گیا [When Lahore suddenly became a part of Pakistan instead of India]”, in DW Urdu:

Gurdaspur (a city and administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District in the Indian state of Punjab)


راجوری

ur-proper noun

راجَوری • (rājaurī) m (Hindi spelling राजौरी)

راجَوری (canonical)
rājaurī (romanization)
राजौरी (Hindi)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒɔː.ɾiː/

Rajouri, Rajauri (a city, a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


شوپیاں

شوپیاں • (śopiyā̃) m

[ʃʊ.pɪ.jɑ̃ː]

Shopian (a city, a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


سکندر آباد

سِکَنْدَر آباد

سِکَنْدَر آباد • (sikandar ābād) m (Hindi spelling सिकंदराबाद)

سِکَنْدَر آباد (canonical)
sikandar ābād (romanization)
सिकंदराबाद (Hindi)

→ English: Secunderabad

Secunderabad (a city in Telangana, India)


احمد آباد

اَحْمَد آباد

اَحْمَد آباد • (aḥmad ābād) m (Hindi spelling अहमदाबाद)

اَحْمَد آباد (canonical)
aḥmad ābād (romanization)
अहमदाबाद (Hindi)

desc

أَحْمَد آبَاد

→ Arabic: أَحْمَد آبَاد (ʔaḥmad ʔābād)

→ Arabic: أَحْمَد آبَاد (ʔaḥmad ʔābād)

→ Hebrew: אחמדאבאד (aḥmadābād)

[ɛɦ.mə.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪]

Ahmedabad, Amdavad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)


حیدر آباد

ur-proper noun

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

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

/ɦɛː.d̪əɾ ɑː.bɑːd̪/

حے دَرَ آ باد

Hyderabad (the capital city, the largest city in Telangana, India)


لیہہ

Leh (one of the capitals and largest city in the disputed union territory of Ladakh, India)


بھاؤ نگر

بھاؤ نَگَر • (bhāo nagar) m (Hindi spelling भावनगर)

بھاؤ نَگَر (canonical)
bhāo nagar (romanization)
भावनगर (Hindi)

/bʱɑː.ʊ nə.ɡəɾ/

/bʱɑː.oː nə.ɡəɾ/

Borrowed from Gujarati ભાવનગર (bhāvnagar), named after Bhavsinhji I Ratanji.

bor+

Bhavnagar (a city in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India)


کرو کشیتر

ur-proper noun

کرو کشیتر • (kurū-kśetr) ?

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra, literally “realm of Kuru”).

lbor

a city in Haryana, India, the domain of the Kaurava clan and kingdom; famous for the mythical War of Kurukshetra.


بمبئی

ur-proper noun

بَمْبَئی • (bambaī) f (Hindi spelling बंबई)

بَمْبَئی (canonical)
bambaī (romanization)
बंबई (Hindi)

Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


لکھنؤ

لَکْھنَؤُ • (lakhnaū) m (Hindi spelling लखनऊ)

لَکْھنَؤُ (canonical)
lakhnaū (romanization)
लखनऊ (Hindi)

desc

→ Arabic: لَكْهنَؤُ (lakhnaʔū), لَكْنَؤُ (laknaʔū), لَكْنَؤُو (laknaʔū)


ہوشنگ آباد

ur-prop

ہوشَن٘گ آباد

ہوشَن٘گ آباد • (hośaṅg ābād) m (Hindi spelling होशंगाबाद)

ہوشَن٘گ آباد (canonical)
hośaṅg ābād (romanization)
होशंगाबाद (Hindi)

/ɦoː.ʃəŋ.ɡɑː.bɑːd̪/

ہو شن٘ گا باد

Named after Hoshang Shah, from ہوشَن٘گ (hośaṅg) + ـآباد (-ābād).

com

ہوشَن٘گ (hośaṅg) + ـآباد (-ābād)

Hoshangabad (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


جبل پور

ur-prop

جَبَل پُور • (jabal pūr) m (Hindi spelling जबलपुर)

جَبَل پُور (canonical)
jabal pūr (romanization)
जबलपुर (Hindi)

From جَبَل (jabal) + ـپُور (-pūr, “placename suffix”).

af

Jabalpur (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


بلند شہر

ur-proper noun

بُلَنْد شَہَر

بُلَنْد شَہَر • (buland śahar) m (Hindi spelling बुलंदशहर)

بُلَنْد شَہَر (canonical)
buland śahar (romanization)
बुलंदशहर (Hindi)

/bʊ.lənd̪ ʃə.ɦəɾ/

بُ لَنْد شَ ہَر

Renaming of its original name, بَرَن (baran), to literally, “high city” due to its elevation of 195 metres on the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Bulandshahr (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


بیڑ

بیڑ • (beṛ) ?

Beed (a city in central Maharashtra, India)


جوناگڑھ

جُوناگَڑھ • (jūnāgaṛh) ? (Hindi spelling जूनागढ़)

جُوناگَڑھ (canonical)
jūnāgaṛh (romanization)
जूनागढ़ (Hindi)

/d͡ʒuː.nɑː.ɡəɽʱ/

Borrowed from Gujarati જૂનાગઢ (jūnāgaḍh). By surface analysis, جُونا (jūnā, “old”) + گَڑھ (gaṛh, “fortress”).

etymon

جُوناگَڑھ