Etymology

Islamabad

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Today it means: The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory. Full definition →

Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād) ← Classical Persian آبَاد (ābād) ← Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt'
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  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. Classical Persianاِسْلَام (islām)
  4. Urduاِسْلَام (islām)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  6. Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'
  7. Classical Persianآبَاد (ābād)
  8. Urduآباد (ābād)
  9. Urduاسلام آباد (islām ābād)
  10. English todayIslamabad

From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad.

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