Etymology

Hyderabad

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of Telangana, India. Full definition →

Hindi हैदराबाद ← Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد
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  1. Urdu · borrowed fromحَیْدَر آبَاد
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromहैदराबाद
  3. English todayHyderabad

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.

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