فاس

Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)


مصر

مِصْر (canonical)
misr (romanization)
मिस्र (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مِصْر (misr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

bor+

قِبْرِص فِلِسْطِین اِسْرائِیل لِبْنان یَمَن عُمان مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات قَطَر بَحْرِین کُوَیت

(by extension) cities south of Cairo in Egypt.


کھلنا

ur-proper noun

کُھلْنَا • (khulnā) m (Hindi spelling खुलना)

کُھلْنَا (canonical)
khulnā (romanization)
खुलना (Hindi)

Khulna (the capital city of Khulna Division, Bangladesh)


بیت المقدس

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَیْتُالْمُقَدَّس (baytu-l-muqaddas), from Arabic بَيْت الْمَقْدِس (bayt al-maqdis).

bor+

بَیْتُالْمُقَدَّس

der

بَيْت الْمَقْدِس

Jerusalem (a city in Israel; a city in Palestine)


لندن

ur-proper noun

لَنْدَن • (landan) m (Hindi spelling लंदन)

لَنْدَن (canonical)
landan (romanization)
लंदन (Hindi)
لنڈن (alternative)

Borrowed from English London, possibly through Persian لندن (landan).

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


کیف

کِیف (canonical)
kīf (romanization)
कीव (Hindi)

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), perhaps through English Kiev, or another language.

2017 December 6, “کیف کے حالات دوسری جنگِ عظیم جیسے ہوگئے ہیں، یوکرینی وزیر خارجہ [Kyiv's situation has become similar to the situation of World War 2, minister of external affairs]”, in Jang:


مراکش

مَراکِش • (marākiś) m (Hindi spelling मराकिश)

مَراکِش (canonical)
marākiś (romanization)
मराकिश (Hindi)

/mə.ɾɑː.kɪʃ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَرَاکِش (marākiš), from Arabic مَرَّاكِش (marrākiš).

bor+

Marrakech (the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco)


مکہ

ur-proper noun

مَکَّہ • (makkah) m (Hindi spelling मक्का)

مَکَّہ (canonical)
makkah (romanization)
मक्का (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَکَّه (makka), from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi مکہ (mkh /makka/).

bor+

Mecca (a large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible)


حیفا

ur-noun

حَیفا • (ḥaifā) m (Hindi spelling हैफ़ा)

حَیفا (canonical)
ḥaifā (romanization)
हैफ़ा (Hindi)
حیفہ (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), ultimately from Hebrew חֵיפָה (ḥēfáh).


کابل

ur-proper noun

کابُل • (kābul) m (Hindi spelling काबुल)

کابُل (canonical)
kābul (romanization)
काबुल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul).


عمان

ur-proper noun

عَمّان • ('ammān) m (Hindi spelling अम्मान)

عَمّان (canonical)
'ammān (romanization)
अम्मान (Hindi)


چمن

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

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


باکو

باکُو (canonical)
bākū (romanization)
बाकू (Hindi)


مردان

مَرْدان • (mardān) m (Hindi spelling मरदान)

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

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

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

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


آخن

آخَن (canonical)
āxan (romanization)
आख़न (Hindi)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).


بیروت

بَیرُوت • (bairūt) m (Hindi spelling बैरूत)

بَیرُوت (canonical)
bairūt (romanization)
बैरूत (Hindi)


سمرقند

سمرقند • (samarqand) ? (Hindi spelling समरक़ंद)

samarqand (romanization)
समरक़ंद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سمرقند (samarqand).

bor+

Samarkand (a city in eastern Uzbekistan)


بخارا

ur-proper noun

بخارا • (buxārā) ? (Hindi spelling बुख़ारा)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخارا (buxārā).


حب

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

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


ماسکو

ur-proper noun

ماسْکو • (māsko) m (Hindi spelling मास्को)

ماسْکو (canonical)
māsko (romanization)
मास्को (Hindi)

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


مسقط

مَسْقَط • (masqat) m (Hindi spelling मस्क़त)

مَسْقَط (canonical)
masqat (romanization)
मस्क़त (Hindi)


دمشق

دَمِشْق • (damiśq) m (Hindi spelling दमिश्क़)

دَمِشْق (canonical)
damiśq (romanization)
दमिश्क़ (Hindi)

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

bor+

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


طرابلس

ur-proper noun

طَرابُلُس • (tarābulus) m (Hindi spelling तराबुलुस)

ur:طرابلس، لبنان
ur:طرابلس، لیبیا

طَرابُلُس (canonical)
tarābulus (romanization)
तराबुलुस (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


حلب

حَلَب (canonical)
halab (romanization)
हलब (Hindi)

Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)


تبریز

ur-proper noun

تَبْریز • (tabrez) m (Hindi spelling तबरेज़)

تَبْریز (canonical)
tabrez (romanization)
तबरेज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian تبریز (tabrēz).

bor+

Tabriz (a city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran)


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

Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan)

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))

اننت ناگ

the former name of Chittagong, a city in Bangladesh


بیجنگ

ur-proper noun

بیجنگ • (bejiṅg) m (Hindi spelling बेजिंग)

/beː.d͡ʒɪŋɡ/

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


ایبٹ آباد

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

aibṭ-ābād (romanization)
ऐब्टाबाद (Hindi)
ابٹ آباد (alternative)

/ɛːb.ʈɑː.bɑːd̪/

ur:ایبٹ آباد


نال

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


گجرات

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/


سنگاپور

سِن٘گاپُور • (siṅgāpūr) m (Hindi spelling सिंगापुर)

سِن٘گاپُور (canonical)
siṅgāpūr (romanization)
सिंगापुर (Hindi)

/sɪŋ.ɡɑː.puːɾ/

Ultimately inherited from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhapura).

inh+

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


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)


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).


رام اللہ

ur-proper noun

رامَ اللہ • (rāmallāh) m (Hindi spelling रामल्लाह)

رامَ اللہ (canonical)
rāmallāh (romanization)
रामल्लाह (Hindi)

/ɾɑː.məl.lɑːɦ/

Borrowed from Arabic رَامَ اللّٰه (rāma llāh).

bor+

رَامَ اللّٰه


یروشلم

ur-proper noun

یَروشْلَم or یَرُوشَلَم or یَروشَلَم • (yaroślam or yarūśalam or yarośalam) m (Hindi spelling यरोश्लम or यरूशलम or यरोशलम)

یَروشْلَم (canonical)
یَرُوشَلَم (canonical)
یَروشَلَم (canonical)
yaroślam (romanization)
yarūśalam (romanization)
yarośalam (romanization)
यरोश्लम (Hindi)
यरूशलम (Hindi)
यरोशलम (Hindi)

یَ‧رُو‧شَ‧لَم

Borrowed from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם (yərūšəlem), possibly a learned borrowing. Compare Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלֵם (y'rūšálem).

cog

Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלֵם (y'rūšálem)

اسرائیلی اور فلسطینی دونوں یروشلم پر اپنا دعویٰ رکھتے ہیں اور اس کا تنازع بہت پرانا ہے۔

2017 December 6, “یروشلم دنیا کا سب سے متنازع شہر کیوں؟ [Why is Jerusalem the world's most disputed city?]”, in BBC News Urdu:

Israel and Palestine both claim Jerusalem and the dispute is quite old.

isrā'īlī aur falast̤īnī donoṉ yarūśalam par apnā daʻvá rakhte haiṉ aur is kā tanāzaʻ bahut purānā hai.

Jerusalem (a city in Israel; a city in Palestine)


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)


لاہور

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)


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)


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)


بھاگ

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


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)


قسطنطنیہ

ur-proper noun

قُسْطُنْطُنِیَہ

क़ुस्तुंतुनिया

قُسْطُنْطُنِیَہ • (qustuntuniya) m (Hindi spelling क़ुस्तुंतुनिया)

قُسْطُنْطُنِیَہ (canonical)
qustuntuniya (romanization)
क़ुस्तुंतुनिया (Hindi)

قُسْ‧طُنْ‧طُ‧نِ‧یَہ

Corrupted from Classical Persian قسطنطنیه (qustantaniya), from Arabic الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة (al-qusṭanṭīniyya).

der

الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّة

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)


برلن

ur-proper noun

بَرْلِن • (barlin) m (Hindi spelling बर्लिन)

بَرْلِن (canonical)
barlin (romanization)
बर्लिन (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Berlin, itself from German Berlin.

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)


ممبئی

مُمْبَئی • (mumbaī) f (Hindi spelling मुंबई)

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

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


تاشقند

تاشْقَنْد • (tāśqand) m (Hindi spelling ताशकंद)

تاشْقَنْد (canonical)
tāśqand (romanization)
ताशकंद (Hindi)

Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)


اینٹ ورپ

اَینْٹ وَرْپ

اَینْٹ وَرْپ • (ainṭ varp) m (Hindi spelling अयंट वर्प)

اَینْٹ وَرْپ (canonical)
ainṭ varp (romanization)
अयंट वर्प (Hindi)
اینٹ ورپن (alternative)


مانچسٹر

مانْچِسْٹَر • (māncisṭar) m (Hindi spelling मैनचेस्टर)

مانْچِسْٹَر (canonical)
māncisṭar (romanization)
मैनचेस्टर (Hindi)
مینچسٹر (alternative)
منچسٹر (alternative)

/mɑːn.t͡ʃɪs.ʈəɾ/

[mɑ̃ːt͡ʃes.ʈəɾ]

[mɑ̃ːt͡ʃəs.ʈəɾ]

Borrowed from English Manchester, influenced by languages such as Punjabi مانچَسْٹَر (māncasṭar) / مَنْچَسْٹَر (mancasṭar) or Pahari-Potwari مَنْچَسْٹَر (mancasṭar), as opposed to the direct borrowing of مینچسٹر (maincisṭar).

چناچه سنه ۱۷۷۰ عیسوئي کو مانچسٿر اور لیورپول شہر کے درمیان ایک نہر کھودنے کي

1860, Mirzapore Educational Books, volume 8, →OCLC, page 28:

Therefore in 1770 A.D. [a plan] to dig a canal between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool

cunācih sanh 1770 ʻīsva'ī ko māncisṭar aur līvarpūl śahar ke darmīyān ek nahar khodne kī

اس کے بعد بٹ مجھے راچڈیل کی طرف لے کر روانہ ہوا –– وہاں پہنچے تو اپنا دوست مانچسٹر آیا ہوا تھا۔

1979, جاوید اقبال [Jawed Iqbal], ماڈرن ابنِ بطوطہ [Māḍarn Ibn-i Bat̤ūt̤ah], Lahore: نوائے وقت پبلیکیشنز [Navā-yi Vaqt Publications], →OCLC, page 69:

After that, Butt took me towards Rochdale; when we reached there, our friend had arrived in Manchester.


پیرس

پَیْرِس • (pairis) m (Hindi spelling पेरिस)

پَیْرِس (canonical)
pairis (romanization)
पेरिस (Hindi)

→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

Borrowed from English Paris. Compare Punjabi پَیْرَس (pairas).

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


پشاور

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)


لیسٹر

ur-proper noun

لَیسْٹَر • (laisṭar) m (Hindi spelling लैस्टर)

لَیسْٹَر (canonical)
laisṭar (romanization)
लैस्टर (Hindi)

Leicester (a city in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England)


ربوہ

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.


برمنگھم

ur-proper noun

بَرْمِنْگَھم

بَرْمِنْگَھم • (barmiṅgham) m (Hindi spelling बर्मिंघम)

بَرْمِنْگَھم (canonical)
barmiṅgham (romanization)
बर्मिंघम (Hindi)

/bəɾ.mɪŋ.ɡʱəm/

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England


ابو ظہبی

اَبُو ظَہْبی

اَبُو ظَہْبی • (abū zahbī) m (Hindi spelling अबू धाबी)

اَبُو ظَہْبی (canonical)
abū zahbī (romanization)
अबू धाबी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو ظَبْي (ʔabū ẓaby). Spelling likely influenced from English Abu Dhabi.

bor+

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

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


دبئی

ur-proper noun

دُبَئی • (dubaī) m (Hindi spelling दुबई)

دُبَئی (canonical)
dubaī (romanization)
दुबई (Hindi)
دُوبَئی (alternative)

Dubai (the capital city of Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates)


شارجہ

شارْجَہ • (śārja) m (Hindi spelling शारजाह)

شارْجَہ (canonical)
śārja (romanization)
शारजाह (Hindi)

/ʃɑːɾ.d͡ʒɑ(ːɦ)/

Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), from Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa). Likely influenced from English Sharjah and/or Persian شارجه (šârje).

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اَلشَّارِقَة

Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa)

Sharjah (the capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates)


قونیہ

ur-proper noun

قُونِیَہ • (qūniya) m (Hindi spelling कोन्या)

قُونِیَہ (canonical)
qūniya (romanization)
कोन्या (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic قُونِيَة (qūniya), through Classical Persian قونیه (qūniya).


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)


ہانگ کانگ

ur-noun

ہانگ کانگ • (hāng kāng) m (Hindi spelling हांग कांग or हॉन्ग कॉन्ग)

hāng kāng (romanization)
हांग कांग (Hindi)
हॉन्ग कॉन्ग (Hindi)

/ɦɑːŋɡ kɑːŋɡ/

Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

ur:ہانگ کانگ


سری نگر

ur-proper noun

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)


استنبول

اِسْتَن٘بول • (istambol) m (Hindi spelling इस्तांबुल)

اِسْتَن٘بول (canonical)
istambol (romanization)
इस्तांबुल (Hindi)

اِسْ‧تَن٘‧بول

Influenced by a number of languages, including Arabic إِسْطَنْبُول (ʔisṭanbūl) and English Istanbul.

bor

إِسْطَنْبُول

Arabic إِسْطَنْبُول (ʔisṭanbūl)

اور قسطنطینیہ ہے جو اس زمانہ میں استنبول کہلاتا ہے

c. 1870, امین الدین خان ابن ابو المکارم ہروی [Amīn al-Dīn Khān ibn Abū al-Makārim Haravī], translated by مہدی علی خان [Mehdi Ali Khan], مطلع العجائب [Mat̤laʿ al-ʿajāʼib], Lucknow: منشی نول کشور [Munshī Naval Kishor], →OCLC, page 155:

And Constantinople, which is known as Istanbul in this era

Istanbul (a major city and province of Turkey).


بروخے

ur-proper noun

بْرُوخے • (brūxe) m (Hindi spelling ब्रूख़े)

بْرُوخے (canonical)
brūxe (romanization)
ब्रूख़े (Hindi)

Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)


لیئج

لِیئج (canonical)
li'yej (romanization)
लीज (Hindi)

Borrowed from French Liège, likely influenced by English Liège.

(learned borrowing)

Liège (a city, a province of Wallonia, Belgium)


برسلز

بْرَسَلْز • (brasalz) m (Hindi spelling ब्रसल्ज़)

بْرَسَلْز (canonical)
brasalz (romanization)
ब्रसल्ज़ (Hindi)


قرطبہ

قُرْطُبَہ • (qurt̤uba) m (Hindi spelling क़ुर्तुबा)

قُرْطُبَہ (canonical)
qurt̤uba (romanization)
क़ुर्तुबा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (qurṭuba).

bor+

Córdoba (the capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)


غرناطہ

ur-proper noun

غَرْناطَہ • (ġarnāt̤ah) m (Hindi spelling ग़र्नाता)

غَرْناطَہ (canonical)
ġarnāt̤ah (romanization)
ग़र्नाता (Hindi)

/ɣəɾ.nɑː.t̪ɑ(ːɦ)/

Borrowed from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa).

bor+

Granada (a city and province of Andalusia, Spain)


اشبیلیہ

ur-proper noun

اَشْبِیلِیَہ

اَشْبِیلِیَہ • (aśbīliyah) m (Hindi spelling अश्बीलिया)

اَشْبِیلِیَہ (canonical)
aśbīliyah (romanization)
अश्बीलिया (Hindi)

اَشْ‧بی‧لِ‧یَہ

Borrowed from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya).

bor+

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)


شیفیلڈ

ur-proper noun

شَیفِیلْڈ • (śaifīlḍ) m (Hindi spelling शैफ़ील्ड)

شَیفِیلْڈ (canonical)
śaifīlḍ (romanization)
शैफ़ील्ड (Hindi)

Sheffield (a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)


کیلے

کَیْلے • (kayle) m (Hindi spelling कै्ले)

کَیْلے (canonical)
kayle (romanization)
कै्ले (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Calais, with possible influence from French Calais.

فرانس میں مقامی حکام کا کہنا ہے کہ شمالی ساحلی شہر کیلے میں دو حریف مہاجر گروپوں کے درمیان ہونے والی جھڑپوں میں دس افراد زخمی ہو گئے ہیں۔ کیلے اب بھی برطانیہ جانے کے خواہشمند تارکینِ وطن کے لیے مرکزِ کشش بنا ہوا ہے۔

2017 April 4, صائمہ حیدر, “فرانس: کیلے میں دو مہاجر گروپوں میں جھڑپیں، دس افراد زخمی”, in DW Urdu:

Local officials in France say ten people have been injured in clashes between rival rival refugee groups in the northern coastal city of Calais. Calais is still the center of attraction for immigrants seeking to go to the UK.

frāns meṉ muqāmī ḥukām kā kahnā hai ke śumālī sāḥilī śahar kaile meṉ do ḥarīf muhājr grūpoṉ ke darmiyan hone vālī jhaṛpoṉ meṉ das afrād zaxmī ho ga'ye haiṉ. kaile ab bhī bart̤āniya jāne ke xvāhiśmand tārikīn-e vat̤an ke li'ye markaz-e kaśiś banā hūa hai.

Calais (a city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France)


تہران

تَہْران • (tahrān) m (Hindi spelling तेहरान)

تَہْران (canonical)
tahrān (romanization)
तेहरान (Hindi)


ایتھنز

ایتَھنْز or اِیتَھنْز • (ethanz or īthanz) m (Hindi spelling एथन्ज़ or ईथन्ज़)

ایتَھنْز (canonical)
اِیتَھنْز (canonical)
ethanz (romanization)
īthanz (romanization)
एथन्ज़ (Hindi)
ईथन्ज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Athens, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνῶν (Athēnôn).


سلہٹ

سِلْہَٹ • (silhaṭ) m (Hindi spelling सिलेट)

سِلْہَٹ (canonical)
silhaṭ (romanization)
सिलेट (Hindi)

→ Punjabi: سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭ)

→ Pashto: سلهټ (silhaṭ)

Borrowed from Bengali শিলহট (śilohoṭ), archaic form of সিলেট (śileṭ), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].

Ikram Basra, Koi Tagore Ki Kawita Hai:
تجھ کو سلہٹ میں سوچ کر لکھا
tujh ko silhaṭ mein soch kar likkhā
I wrote to you thoughtfully in Sylhet.


چٹگاؤں

چٹگاؤں • (caṭgāõ) m (Hindi spelling चटगांव)

/t͡ʃəʈ.ɡɑː.õː/

Mazhar Imam, Aksar Yaad Aate Hain; Jigar Moradabadi:
ایک دفعہ حفیظؔ جالندھری کو چٹگاؤں میں پچیس ہزار روپے کی تھیلی پیش کی گئی تھی۔
ek dafā’ hafīz jālandharī ko caṭgāõ mẽ paccīs hazār rupye kī thailī peś kī gaī thī.
Once, Hafiz Jalandhari was offered in Chittagong a bag worth twenty-five thousand rupees.

Sahir Ludhianvi, Phir Wahi Kunj-e-Qafas; Kulliyat-e-Sahir p. 109:
بول! چٹگاؤں کی مظلوم خموشی کچھ بول
bol! caṭgāõ kī mazlūm xamośī kuch bol
Speak! Say something oh oppressed silence of Chittagong

Umrao Tariq, Iktaara; Badan Ka Tavaf:
اور ہم کو چٹگاؤں لے جانے والا اسٹیمر سائیں سائیں کر رہا تھا۔
aur hamko caṭgāõ le jāne vālā isṭīmar sāī̃ sāī̃ kar rahā thā.


جہانگیر نگر

جہانگیر نگر • (jahāṅgīr nagar) m (Hindi spelling जहाँगीर नगर)

jahāṅgīr nagar (romanization)
जहाँगीर नगर (Hindi)

/d͡ʒə.ɦɑːŋ.ɡiːɾ nə.ɡəɾ/

ڈھاکہ عجیب شہر، نام جہانگیر نگر، دو چار شریف ہے، باقی کٹّی تمام

ḍhākā ajīb śahar, nām jahāṅgīr nagar, do cār śarīf hai, bāqī kuṭṭī tamām

Dhaka is a strange city, its name is Jahangirnagar, there are a few nobles, the rest are all Kuttis.

Kingbadantir Dhaka (1995), Nazir Hossain, Paradise Printers

Jahangirnagar (former name of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh)


گوادر

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)


لیل

لِیل (canonical)
līl (romanization)
लील (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Lille, ultimately taken from French Lille (with possible influence from Arabic لِيل (līl)).

Lille (the departmental capital of Nord department, France; the regional capital of Hauts-de-France)


لیون

liyon (romanization)
ल्यों (Hindi)
لیوں (alternative)

Borrowed from English Lyon, taken from French Lyon.

Lyon (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


الہ آباد

ur-proper noun

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)


تل ابیب

ur-noun

تَل اَبِیب • (tal abīb) m (Hindi spelling तेल अवीव)

تَل اَبِیب (canonical)
tal abīb (romanization)
तेल अवीव (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic تَلّ أَبِيب (tall ʔabīb), ultimately from Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב (tel āvīv).


مشہد

ur-proper noun

مَشْہَد • (maśhad) m (Hindi spelling मशहद)

مَشْہَد (canonical)
maśhad (romanization)
मशहद (Hindi)

Mashhad (a city in Iran, the seat of Mashhad County's Central District, and the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province)


ڈھاکہ

ڈھاکَہ • (ḍhāka) m (Hindi spelling ढाका)

ڈھاکَہ (canonical)
ḍhāka (romanization)
ढाका (Hindi)
ڈھاکا (alternative)

→ Pashto: ډاکه (ḍāká)


چنئی

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

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

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


چھونگ چھنگ

چھون٘گ چِھن٘گ

چھون٘گ چِھن٘گ • (choṅg chiṅg) m (Hindi spelling छोंग छिंग)

چھون٘گ چِھن٘گ (canonical)
choṅg chiṅg (romanization)
छोंग छिंग (Hindi)

/t͡ʃʰoːŋɡ t͡ʃʰɪŋɡ/

Borrowed from Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (chóngqìng).

چھونگ چھنگ (شِنہوا) چین کی جنوب مغربی چھونگ چھنگ میونسپلٹی کی بیلٹ اینڈ روڈ کے گرد ممالک اور خطوں کے ساتھ تجارت میں 2019 کے دوران 3 فیصد سالانہ کا اضافہ ہوا جو میونسپلٹی کی کل تجارت کا 27 فیصد ہے۔

2020 January 16, “چین، چھونگ چھنگ کی بیلٹ اینڈ روڈ ممالک کے ساتھ تجارت میں اضافہ”, in INP – Independent News Pakistan, archived from the original on 2022-06-26:

Chongqing (Xinhua) China's southwestern Chongqing municipality's trade with countries and regions along the Belt and Road increased by 3 percent annually in 2019, accounting for 27 percent of the municipality's total trade.

choṅg chiṅg (śinhūā) cīn kī junūb maġribī choṅg chiṅg miyūnisipaliṭī kī bailṭ ainḍ roḍ ke gird mumālik aur xit̤t̤oṉ ke sāth tijārat meṉ 2019 ke daurān 3 fīṣad sālāna kā iẓāfa hūā jo miyūnisipaliṭī kī kul tijārat kā 27 fīṣad hai.

Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China).


جبیل

جُبَیل • (jubail) m (Hindi spelling जुबैल)

جُبَیل (canonical)
jubail (romanization)
जुबैल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic جُبَيْل (jubayl), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl).

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate#English

Byblos (a port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon)


انطلیاس

Borrowed from Arabic أَنْطِلْيَاس (ʔanṭilyās).

bor+

أَنْطِلْيَاس

Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate#English

Antilyas (a city in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon)


کراچی

ur-proper noun

کَراچی • (karācī) m (Hindi spelling कराची)

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

/kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/

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

bor

Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)

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


میونخ

ur-noun

مْیُونِخ • (myūnix) m (Hindi spelling म्यूनिख़)

مْیُونِخ (canonical)
myūnix (romanization)
म्यूनिख़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Munich, influenced by German München.

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


فرینکفرٹ

ur-proper noun

فْرَین٘کْفَرْٹ

फ़्रैंकफ़र्ट

فْرَین٘کْفَرْٹ • (fraiṅkfarṭ) m (Hindi spelling फ़्रैंकफ़र्ट)

فْرَین٘کْفَرْٹ (canonical)
fraiṅkfarṭ (romanization)
फ़्रैंकफ़र्ट (Hindi)

/fɾɛːŋk.fəɾʈ/

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)


مدینہ

مَدِینَہ • (madīna) m (Hindi spelling मदीना)

مَدِینَہ (canonical)
madīna (romanization)
मदीना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مدینه (madīna), itself from Arabic الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna).


ہیمبرگ

ur-proper noun

ہَیمْبَرْگ or ہَیمْبُرْگ • (haimbarg or haimburg) m (Hindi spelling हैंबर्ग or हैंबुर्ग)

ہَیمْبَرْگ (canonical)
ہَیمْبُرْگ (canonical)
haimbarg (romanization)
haimburg (romanization)
हैंबर्ग (Hindi)
हैंबुर्ग (Hindi)

Borrowed from English Hamburg, or directly from German Hamburg.

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)


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


راولپنڈی

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)


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)


کالسروئے

ur-proper noun

کالْسرُوئے • (kālsrū'e) m (Hindi spelling काल्सरूए)

کالْسرُوئے (canonical)
kālsrū'e (romanization)
काल्सरूए (Hindi)

Karlsruhe (a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


جموں

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)


رنگپور

ur-proper noun

رَنگپُور • (rangpūr) m (Hindi spelling रंगपुर)

رَنگپُور (canonical)
rangpūr (romanization)
रंगपुर (Hindi)

Rangpur Division
Rangpur Division#English

Rangpur (a city, a divisional capital in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh)


جونپور

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


بیت اللحم

ur-noun

بَیْت اَلْلَحْم

بَیْت اَلْلَحْم • (bait al-lahm) m (Hindi spelling बैतलहम)

بَیْت اَلْلَحْم (canonical)
बैतलहम (Hindi)

From Arabic بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm), ultimately from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet lékhem).

Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


راجشاہی

ur-proper noun

رَاجْشَاہِی • (rājshāhī) m (Hindi spelling राजशाही)

رَاجْشَاہِی (canonical)
rājshāhī (romanization)
राजशाही (Hindi)

desc

→ Pashto: راجشاهی

→ Pashto: راجشاهی

/ɾɑːd͡ʒs.ɦɑː.ɦiː/

Borrowed from Bengali রাজশাহী (rajśahi).


بریشال

ur-proper noun

بَرِیْشَال • (barīśāl) m (Hindi spelling बरिशाल)

بَرِیْشَال (canonical)
barīśāl (romanization)
बरिशाल (Hindi)

desc

→ Pashto: بریشال

→ Pashto: بریشال


واسط

ur-proper noun

واسِط • (vāsit) m (Hindi spelling वासित)

واسِط (canonical)
vāsit (romanization)
वासित (Hindi)


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)


بعلبک

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَعْلَبَکّ (ba'labakk), from Arabic بَعْلَبَكّ (baʕlabakk).

bor+

Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate#English

Baalbek (the capital city of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon)


جبرالٹر

ur-proper noun

جِبْرالْٹَر • (jibrālṭar) m (Hindi spelling जिब्राल्टर)

جِبْرالْٹَر (canonical)
jibrālṭar (romanization)
जिब्राल्टर (Hindi)

/d͡ʒɪb.ɾɑːl.ʈəɾ/

Borrowed from English Gibraltar, taken from Spanish Gibraltar, itself from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq), meaning "Mountain of Tariq".

der

جَبَل طَارِق

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


قاہرہ

ur-proper noun

قاہِرَہ • (qāhira) m (Hindi spelling क़ाहिरा)

قاہِرَہ (canonical)
qāhira (romanization)
क़ाहिरा (Hindi)

/qɑː.ɦɪɾ.ɑ(ː)/

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَاهِرَه (qāhira), from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).


اسکندریہ

ur-proper noun

اِسْکَنْدَرِیَہ

اِسْکَنْدَرِیَہ • (iskandariya) m (Hindi spelling इसकंदरिया)

اِسْکَنْدَرِیَہ (canonical)
iskandariya (romanization)
इसकंदरिया (Hindi)

From Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya).

bor

الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة


لوسیل

ur-proper noun

لُوسَیْل • (lūsayl) m (Hindi spelling लूसै्ल)

لُوسَیْل (canonical)
lūsayl (romanization)
लूसै्ल (Hindi)


مظفر آباد

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 territory 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)


گورداسپور

ur-proper noun

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)


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.


گوجرانوالہ

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.


ملتان

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)


کوئٹہ

ur-proper noun

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)


بہاول پور

بَہاوَل پُور

بَہاوَل پُور • (bahāvalpūr) m (Hindi spelling बहावलपुर)

بَہاوَل پُور (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)


سرگودھا

ur-proper noun

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)


سیالکوٹ

ur-proper noun

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)


سکھر

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)


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)


رحیم یار خان

ur-proper noun

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)


شيخوپورہ

شیخُوپُورَہ • (śexūpūra) m (Hindi spelling शेख़ूपुरा)

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

شے‧خُو‧پُو‧رہ

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

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


تلہ گنگ

ur-proper noun

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)


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)


ساہیوال

ساہِیوَال • (sāhīvāl) m (Hindi spelling साहीवाल)

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

/sɑː.ɦiː.ʋɑːl/

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


واہ

From Classical Persian واه (wāh), from Arabic.

Wah (a city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, 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)


مینگورہ

مِین٘گورَہ • (mīṅgora) m (Hindi spelling मींगोरा)

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

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


نوابشاہ

نَوابْشاہ • (navābśāh) m (Hindi spelling नवाबशाह)

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

/nə.ʋɑːb.ʃɑːɦ/

Named after Syed Nawab Shah (1843–1901).

Shaheed Benazirabad
Shaheed Benazirabad#English

Nawabshah (a city in Shaheed Benazirabad 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)


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)


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)


صادق آباد

ur-proper noun

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)


میرپور خاص

ur-proper noun

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)

Khairpur (princely state)
Mir (title)
Talpur


بورے والا

ur-proper noun

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


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)


ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان

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)


تربت

تُرْبَت • (turbat) m (Hindi spelling तुर्बत)

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

Turbat (a city in Kech 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)


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)


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)


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”).

af

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


جہلم

ur-proper noun

جِہْلَم • (jihlam) m (Hindi spelling झेलम)

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

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


خانپور

خانْپُور • (xānpūr) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानपुर)

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

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


خيرپور

خیرْپُور • (xairpūr) m (Hindi spelling ख़ैरपूर)

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

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


خضدار

خُضْدَار • (xuzdār) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुज़दार)

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

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


پاکپتن

پاکْپَتّن • (pākpattan) m (Hindi spelling पाकपत्तन)

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

پاک (pāk) + پتن

com

پاک (pāk) + پتن

Pakpattan (a city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, 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”).

m+

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


گوجرہ

ur-proper noun

گوجْرَہ • (gojrah) m (Hindi spelling गोज्रा)

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

/ɡoːd͡ʒ.ɾɑːɦ/

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


مریدکے

مُرِیدْکے • (murīdke) m (Hindi spelling मुरीदके)

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

Murdike (a city in Sheikhupura 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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


کمالیہ

کَمالِیَہ • (kamāliyā) m (Hindi spelling कमालिया)

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

Kamalia (a city in Toba Tek Singh 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)


کوٹ ادو

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)


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)


مانسہرہ

ur-proper noun

مانْسَہْرَہ • (mānsahra) m (Hindi spelling मानसहरा)

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

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


صوابی

صْوَابی • (svābī) m (Hindi spelling स्वाबी)

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

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


ٹیکسلا

ٹَیکسِلا • (ṭaiksilā) m (Hindi spelling तक्षशिला)

ٹَیکسِلا (canonical)
ṭaiksilā (romanization)
तक्षशिला (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)


نوشہرہ

ur-proper noun

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)


شہداد کوٹ

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)


میانوالی

ur-proper noun

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)


لودهراں

لودَھرَاں • (lodhrā̃) m (Hindi spelling लोधराँ)

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

/loːd̪ʱ.ɾɑ̃ː/

Lodhran (a city in Lodhran district, Punjab, 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)


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)


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)


عارف والا

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)


گھوٹکی

گھوٹْکی • (ghōṭkī) m (Hindi spelling घोट्की)

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

Ghotki (a city in Ghotki district, Sindh, 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)


جتوئی

جَتوئی • (jatōī) m (Hindi spelling जतोई)

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

Jatoi (a city in Muzaffargarh 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)


ڈہرکی

ur-proper noun

ڈَہَرْکی • (ḍaharkī) m (Hindi spelling डहरकी)

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

/ɖə.ɦəɾ.kiː/

Daharki (a city in Ghotki 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)


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).

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ٽنڊو محمد خان

Tando Muhammad Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan#English

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


قمبر علی خان

ur-proper noun

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)


میرپور ماتھیلو

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)


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)


بھلوال

بَھلْوَال • (bhalvāl) m (Hindi spelling भलवाल)

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

Bhalwal (a city in Sargodha district, Punjab, 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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


تمپ

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

Tump (a city in Kech 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)


خاران

خارَان • (xārān) m (Hindi spelling ख़ारान)

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

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


چتکان

چِتْکان • (citkān) m (Hindi spelling चितकान)

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

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


حیدر آباد

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)


خانوزئی

خانوزَئی • (xānozaī) m (Hindi spelling ख़ानोज़ई)

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

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


بلیدہ

بُلیدَہ • (buledā) m (Hindi spelling बुलेदा)

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

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


سرانان

سَرْانَان • (sarānān) m (Hindi spelling सरानान)

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

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


زہری

زَہْری • (zehrī) m (Hindi spelling ज़ा्री)

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

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


قلات

قَلات • (qalāt) m (Hindi spelling क़लात)

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

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


سوراب

سُورَاب • (sūrāb) m (Hindi spelling सूराब)

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

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


لیہہ

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


پشین

پِشِین • (pišīn) m (Hindi spelling पिशीन)

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

Pishin (a city in Pishin 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)


پسنی

پَسْنِی • (pasnī) m (Hindi spelling पस्नी)

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

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


وندر

وِنْدَر • (vindar) m (Hindi spelling विंदर)

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

Winder (a city in Lasbela 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)


حرمزئی

ur-proper noun

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)


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)


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)


بیلہ

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

Bela (a city in Lasbela 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)


کولمبیا

ur-proper noun

کُولَمْبِیَا

کُولَمْبِیَا • (kūlambiyā) m (Hindi spelling कोलम्बिया)

کُولَمْبِیَا (canonical)
kūlambiyā (romanization)
कोलम्बिया (Hindi)

unincorporated communities
unincorporated community

census-designated places
census-designated place

Columbia (numerous cities, towns, unincorporated communities and census-designated places in the United States)


غزہ

غَزَّہ • (ġazza) m (Hindi spelling ग़ज़्ज़ा)

غَزَّہ (canonical)
ġazza (romanization)
ग़ज़्ज़ा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian غزه (ġazza), from Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza).

bor+

Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant)


جیونی

ur-proper noun

جِیوَنی • (jīvanī) m (Hindi spelling जीवनी)

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

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


اورماڑا

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)


کوہلو

کوہْلُو • (kohlū) m (Hindi spelling कोहलू)

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

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


سہون سریف

سِہْوَن شَرِیف

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

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

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


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)


دالبندین

ur-proper noun

دالْبَنْدِین

دالْبَنْدِین • (dālbandīn) m (Hindi spelling दाल्बंदीन)

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

دالْ‧بَنْ‧دِین

Dalbandin (a city in Chagai 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)


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)


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)


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)


گجر ماشکئی

ur-proper noun

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)


بارکھان

بارْکھان • (bārkhān) m (Hindi spelling बारखान)

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

/bɑːɾ.kʰɑːn/

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


شاہ رگ

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)


دوکی

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

Duki (a city in Duki district, Balochistan, 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)


آسکول

ur-proper noun

آسْکول • (āskol) m (Hindi spelling आस्कोल)

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

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


استور

اَسْتور • (astor) m (Hindi spelling अस्तोर)

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

Astore (a city in Astore 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)


چلاس

چِلاس • (cilās) m (Hindi spelling चिलास)

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

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


کرو کشیتر

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.


گلگت

ur-proper noun

گِلْگِت • (gilgit) m (Hindi spelling गिल्गित)

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

Gilgit (the capital city of 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)


دنیور

دَنْیور • (danyor) m (Hindi spelling दनयोर)

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

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


داریل

داریل • (dārel) m (Hindi spelling दारेल)

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


ناصرہ

ناصِرَہ • (nāsira) m (Hindi spelling नासिरा)

ناصِرَہ (canonical)
nāsira (romanization)
नासिरा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic النَّاصِرَة (an-nāṣira).

bor+

Nazareth (a city of Palestine in northern Israel)


اوساکا

ur-proper noun

اوساکا • (osākā) ? (Hindi spelling ओसाका)

Borrowed from English Osaka, from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

ja-r

Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)


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)


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)


سلیمانیہ

ur-proper noun

سُلَیمانِیَہ

سُلَیمانِیَہ • (sulaimāniya) m (Hindi spelling सुलैमानिया)

سُلَیمانِیَہ (canonical)
sulaimāniya (romanization)
सुलैमानिया (Hindi)

From Arabic السُّلَيْمَانِيَّة (as-sulaymāniyya).

der

السُّلَيْمَانِيَّة


اسماعیلیہ

ur-proper noun

اِسماعِیلِیَہ

اِسماعِیلِیَہ • (ismā'īliya) m (Hindi spelling इसमाईलिया)

اِسماعِیلِیَہ (canonical)
ismā'īliya (romanization)
इसमाईलिया (Hindi)

From Arabic الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيَّة (al-ʔismāʕīliyya).

bor

الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيَّة


لاذقیہ

ur-proper noun

لاذِقِیَہ • (lāziqiya) m (Hindi spelling लाज़िक़िया)

لاذِقِیَہ (canonical)
lāziqiya (romanization)
लाज़िक़िया (Hindi)

From Arabic اللَّاذِقِيَّة (al-lāḏiqiyya).

der

اللَّاذِقِيَّة


وہران

ur-proper noun

وَہْران • (vahrān) ? (Hindi spelling वा्रान)

وَہْران (canonical)
vahrān (romanization)
वा्रान (Hindi)


قیروان

قَیرَوان • (qairavān) ? (Hindi spelling क़ैरवान)

قَیرَوان (canonical)
qairavān (romanization)
क़ैरवान (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'.

bor+

الْقَيْرَوَان


کولن

کولَن (canonical)
kolan (romanization)
कोलन (Hindi)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


نیو یارک

ur-proper noun

نْیُو یارْک • (nyū yārk) m (Hindi spelling न्यूयॉर्क or न्यू यार्क)

نْیُو یارْک (canonical)
nyū yārk (romanization)
न्यूयॉर्क (Hindi)
न्यू यार्क (Hindi)

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey)


ایڈنبرا

اِیڈِنْبْرا or اِیڈِن٘بْرا • (īḍinbrā or īḍimbrā) m (Hindi spelling ईडिन्ब्रा or ईडिन٘ब्रा)

اِیڈِنْبْرا (canonical)
اِیڈِن٘بْرا (canonical)
īḍinbrā (romanization)
īḍimbrā (romanization)
ईडिन्ब्रा (Hindi)
ईडिन٘ब्रा (Hindi)

/ɛː.ɖɪn.bɾɑː/

اِی‧ڈِن‧بْرا

وقت ختم ہو جانے کی وجہ سے سوال و جواب کا موقع نہ مل سکا۔ نماز کے بعد کھانا کھایا اور پھر ایڈنبرا چل دیئے۔

1994, خلیل احمد حامدی [Ḵẖalīl Ahṃad Ḥāmidī], آفاقِ دعوت: عالمی سفروں کے مشاہدات و تعثرات [Āfāq-i daʻvat: ʻalamī safaron̲ ke mushāhadāt va taʼas̲urāt, The World of Invitations: Observations and impressions of travelling the world], Lahore, →OCLC, page 60:

As time was running out, there was no opportunity for a question and answer session. After prayer, we had food and set off for Edinburgh.

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


کملا

کُمِلَّا • (kumillā) m (Hindi spelling कुमिल्ला)

کُمِلَّا (canonical)
kumillā (romanization)
कुमिल्ला (Hindi)

Comilla (a city in Comilla district, Bangladesh)


ممباسہ

مُمْباسَہ • (mumbāsa) m (Hindi spelling मुंबासा)

مُمْباسَہ (canonical)
mumbāsa (romanization)
मुंबासा (Hindi)
مُن٘باسَہ (alternative)


اصفہان

اِصْفَہان or اَصْفَہان • (isfahān or asfahān) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़हान or अस्फ़हान)

اِصْفَہان (canonical)
اَصْفَہان (canonical)
isfahān (romanization)
asfahān (romanization)
इस्फ़हान (Hindi)
अस्फ़हान (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), ultimately from Old Persian *spādānaʰ (“army, adj.”) or *spādānām (“of the armies”), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, “army”).

bor+

Isfahan (a city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District, and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736)


شہر سبز

ur-proper noun

شَہْرِ سَبْز

شَہْرِ سَبْز • (śahr-i sabz) ? (Hindi spelling शा्र-ए-सब्ज़)

شَہْرِ سَبْز (canonical)
śahr-i sabz (romanization)
शा्र-ए-सब्ज़ (Hindi)

/ʃəɦɾ.ɪ səbz/

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْرِ سَبْز (šahr-i sabz, literally “the green city”).

bor+

شَهْرِ سَبْز


شکی

شَکی (canonical)
śakī (romanization)
शकी (Hindi)


لکھنؤ

ur-proper noun

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).


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)


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