Meanings
proper noun
- Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Persianآباد
- Arabicاَللّٰه
- Classical Persianاللهآباد
- EnglishAllahabad
Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (Allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh) + Persian آباد (âbâd). Romanized form Allah + -abad.
More words from Classical Persian, Arabic, Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَللّٰه أَبَاد
- اَللّٰه أَبَاد (allāh ʔabād)city in India
Bengali এলাহাবাদ
- এলাহাবাদ (elahabad)city in India
Bulgarian Аллахаба́д
- Аллахаба́д (Allahabád)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 安拉阿巴德, 阿拉哈巴德
- 安拉阿巴德 (Ānlā'ābādé)city in India
- 阿拉哈巴德 (Ālāhābādé)city in India
French Allahabad
- Allahabadcity in India
Hebrew אללהאבאד
- אללהאבאדcity in India
Hindi इलाहाबाद, प्रयाग
- इलाहाबाद (ilāhābād)city in India
- प्रयाग (prayāg)city in India
Japanese イラーハーバード
- イラーハーバード (Irāhābādo)city in India
Korean 알라하바드
- 알라하바드 (Allahabadeu)city in India
Persian الله آباد
- الله آباد (allâh-âbâd)city in India
Portuguese Allahabad, Alahabad
- Allahabadcity in India
- Alahabadcity in India
Russian Аллахаба́д
- Аллахаба́д (Allaxabád)city in India
Spanish Allahabad
- Allahabadcity in India
Ukrainian Аллахаба́д
- Аллахаба́д (Allaxabád)city in India
Urdu اِلٰہ آباد, اللہ آباد
- اِلٰہ آباد (iláh ābād)city in India
- اللہ آباد (allāh ābad)city in India
- پریاگ راج (prayāg rāj)city in India
Cite this entry
APA
Allahabad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allahabad
MLA
“Allahabad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allahabad. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Allahabad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allahabad.
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