Hyderabad
/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/
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Hyderabad proper noun: the capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
Proper noun
Hyderabad
- The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
- A district of Telangana, India.
- A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.
- At Indian partition in 1947, the nizam chose to resume Hyderabad's independent status, but India invaded the state (1948) and took control.2008, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 916
- Maududi was born in 1903 at Aurangabad in Hyderabad, India, into a family with a long religious tradition.1995, The Indian Political Science Review, volume 16, page 225
- A city in Sindh, Pakistan.
Hyderabad meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Hyderabad in Hindi
- capital of Telangana
- हैदराबाद haidarābād
Hyderabad in Tamil
- capital of Telangana
- ஐதராபாத் aitarāpāt, ஹைதரபாத்து haitarapāttu
Hyderabad in Marathi
- capital of Telangana
- हैदराबाद haidrābād
- city in Sindh, Pakistan
- हैदराबाद haidrābād
Hyderabad in Urdu
- capital of Telangana
- حیدر آباد haidar ābād
- city in Sindh, Pakistan
- حیدرآباد
More languagesFewer languages
- Hyderabad in Bengali
- হায়দ্রাবাদ ḣaẏdrabad, হায়দরাবাদ ḣaẏdorabad
- Hyderabad in Telugu
- హైదరాబాదు haidarābādu
- Hyderabad in Malayalam
- ഹൈദരാബാദ് haidarābādŭ
- Hyderabad in Kannada
- ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ haidarābād
- Hyderabad in Punjabi
- ਹੈਦਰਾਬਾਦ haidrābād
- Hyderabad in Gujarati
- હૈદરાબાદ haidarābād
- Hyderabad in Odia
- ହୈଦରାବାଦ haidarābāda
- Hyderabad in Assamese
- হাইদৰাবাদ haidorabad
- Hyderabad in Arabic
- حَيْدَر أَبَاد ḥaydar ʔabād
- Hyderabad in Persian
- حیدرآباد heydar-âbâd
- Sindhi
- حيدر آباد haidarābād, حيدرآباد ḥedrābād
Forms of Hyderabad
| alternative form | Haidarabad |
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Origin of Hyderabad
Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.
Words formed from Hyderabad
Questions about Hyderabad
- What does Hyderabad mean?
- Hyderabad means the capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
- What is Hyderabad in Hindi?
- Hyderabad in Hindi is हैदराबाद (haidarābād). See Hyderabad meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hyderabad?
- Hyderabad is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hyderabad?
- Hyderabad is pronounced /ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/.
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