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Allahabad

/ˌæləhəˈbæd/

Allahabad proper noun: former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Proper noun

Allahabad

  1. Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Allahabad meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

Allahabad in Hindi

city in India
इलाहाबाद ilāhābād, प्रयाग prayāg

Allahabad in Urdu

city in India
اِلٰہ آباد iláh ābād, اللہ آباد allāh ābad, پریاگ راج prayāg rāj

Allahabad in Bengali

city in India
এলাহাবাদ elahabad

Allahabad in Telugu

city in India
అలహాబాదు alahābādu
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Allahabad in Odia
ଆଲ୍ଲାହାବାଦ āllāhābāda
Allahabad in Assamese
এলাহাবাদ elahabad
Allahabad in Arabic
اَللّٰه أَبَاد allāh ʔabād
Allahabad in Persian
الله آباد allâh-âbâd

Origin of Allahabad

Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (Allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh) + Persian آباد (âbâd). Romanized form Allah + -abad.

Phrases with Allahabad

Questions about Allahabad

What does Allahabad mean?
Allahabad means former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
What is Allahabad in Hindi?
Allahabad in Hindi is इलाहाबाद (ilāhābād), प्रयाग (prayāg). See Allahabad meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Allahabad?
Allahabad is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Allahabad?
Allahabad is pronounced /ˌæləhəˈbæd/.

Words near Allahabad in the dictionary

  1. Allah akbar
  2. Allah snackbar
  3. Allah's Garden
  4. Allah's House
  5. Allah-fearing
  6. Allahabad
  7. Allahabad Division
  8. Allahqoli
  9. Allahs
  10. Allahu akbar
  11. Allahu snackbar

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