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Lahore

/ləˈhɔːr/

Lahore proper noun: the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Proper noun

Lahore

  1. The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Lahore meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Lahore in Hindi

Lahore
लाहौर lāhaur, लाहोर lāhor, लहोर lahor, लहौर lahaur, लवपुर lavpur, लवपुरी lavpurī

Lahore in Tamil

Lahore
இலாகூர் ilākūr

Lahore in Marathi

Lahore
लाहोर lāhor

Lahore in Urdu

Lahore
لاہور lāhaur
More languagesFewer languages
Lahore in Bengali
লাহোর lahōr
Lahore in Punjabi
ਲਹੌਰ lahaur, ਲਾਹੌਰ lāhaur, لَہَور lahaur, لَاہَور lāhaur
Lahore in Gujarati
લાહોર lāhor
Lahore in Odia
ଲାହୋର lāhora
Lahore in Sanskrit
लवपुर lavapura, लवपुरी lavapurī, लाहौरनगर lāhauranagara, लाहौर lāhaura
Lahore in Arabic
لَاهُور lahūr
Lahore in Persian
لاهور lâhowr
Sindhi
لاهور lāor
Kashmiri
لوہوٗر lōhūr

Origin of Lahore

Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. * From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār). * Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”). The earlier Persian variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاور (lūhāvar /⁠lvhavr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others. Further see Etymology of Lahore.

Words formed from Lahore

Phrases with Lahore

Questions about Lahore

What does Lahore mean?
Lahore means the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
What is Lahore in Hindi?
Lahore in Hindi is लाहौर (lāhaur), लाहोर (lāhor), लहोर (lahor). See Lahore meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Lahore?
Lahore is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lahore?
Lahore is pronounced /ləˈhɔːr/.

Words near Lahore in the dictionary

  1. lahnsteinite
  2. lahoh
  3. Lahontan
  4. LaHood
  5. lahoramine
  6. Lahore
  7. Lahore Division
  8. Lahori
  9. Lahori Bandar
  10. lahorine
  11. Lahoris

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