Etymology

Baghdad

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Today it means: The capital city of Iraq. Full definition →

Arabic بَغْدَاد ← Classical Persian بَغْدَاد
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromبَغْدَاد
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromبَغْدَاد
  3. English todayBaghdad

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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