Baghdad
/bæɡˈdæd/
Baghdad proper noun: the capital city of Iraq.
Proper noun
Baghdad
- The capital city of Iraq.
- The Iraqi government.
- A governorate of Iraq.
Baghdad meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Baghdad in Hindi
- city
- बग़दाद baġdād
Baghdad in Tamil
- city
- பாக்தாத் pāktāt, பகுதாது pakutātu
Baghdad in Marathi
- city
- बगदाद bagdād
Baghdad in Urdu
- city
- بغداد baġdād
More languagesFewer languages
- Baghdad in Bengali
- বাগদাদ bagodad, বগদাদ bogodad
- Baghdad in Telugu
- బాగ్దాదు bāgdādu, బాగ్దాద్ bāgdād
- Baghdad in Malayalam
- ബാഗ്ദാദ് bāgdādŭ, ബഘ്ദാദ് baghdādŭ
- Baghdad in Kannada
- ಬಾಗ್ದಾದ್ bāgdād
- Baghdad in Punjabi
- ਬਗ਼ਦਾਦ baġdād
- Baghdad in Gujarati
- બગદાદ bagdād
- Baghdad in Odia
- ବାଗଦାଦ bāgadāda
- Baghdad in Sanskrit
- भगदत्त bhagadatta
- Baghdad in Sinhala
- බැග්ඩෑඩ් bægḍǣḍ
- Baghdad in Assamese
- বাগদাদ bagodad, বাগ্দাদ bagdad
- Baghdad in Pashto
- بغداد baǧdad
- Baghdad in Arabic
- بَغْدَاد baḡdād
- Baghdad in Malay
- Baghdad
- Baghdad in Indonesian
- Bagdad
- Baghdad in Persian
- بغداد baġdâd
- Baghdad in Thai
- แบกแดด bɛ̀ɛk-dɛ̀ɛt
- Baghdad in Vietnamese
- Bát-đa, Bác Đạt
- Baghdad in Myanmar
- ဘဂ္ဂဒက်မြို့ bhagga.dakmrui.
- Sindhi
- بغداد bġdād
- Dhivehi
- ބަޣުދާދު baġudādu
Forms of Baghdad
| alternative form | Bagdad |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bagdat |
Origin of Baghdad
Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).
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Phrases with Baghdad
Words that rhyme with Baghdad
Questions about Baghdad
- What does Baghdad mean?
- Baghdad means the capital city of Iraq.
- What is Baghdad in Hindi?
- Baghdad in Hindi is बग़दाद (baġdād). See Baghdad meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Baghdad?
- Baghdad is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Baghdad?
- Baghdad is pronounced /bæɡˈdæd/.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Baghdad (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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