Meanings
proper noun
alternative Bagdad · alternative Bagdat
- The capital city of Iraq.
- metonymicallyThe Iraqi government.
- A governorate of Iraq.
Origin
- Classical Persianبَغْدَاد
- Arabicبَغْدَاد
- EnglishBaghdad
Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).
More words from Arabic, Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Ancient Greek Βαγδάδ
- Βαγδάδ (Bagdád)city
Arabic بَغْدَاد
- بَغْدَاد (baḡdād)city
Bengali বাগদাদ, বগদাদ
- বাগদাদ (bagodad)city
- বগদাদ (bogodad)city
Bulgarian Багда́д
- Багда́д (Bagdád)city
Catalan Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Chinese Cantonese 巴格達 /巴格达
- 巴格達 /巴格达 (baa¹ gaak³ daat⁶)city
Chinese Mandarin 巴格達 /巴格达
- 巴格達 /巴格达 (Bāgédá)city
Czech Bagdád
- Bagdádcity
Danish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Dutch Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Esperanto Bagdado
- Bagdadocity
Estonian Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Finnish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
French Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
German Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Greek Βαγδάτη
- Βαγδάτη (Vagdáti)city
Hebrew בַּגְדַּאדּ \ בַּגְדָּד
- בַּגְדַּאדּ \ בַּגְדָּד (bagdád)city
Hindi बग़दाद
- बग़दाद (baġdād)city
Hungarian Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Icelandic Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Indonesian Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Irish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Italian Bagdad, Baghdad
- Bagdadcity
- Baghdadcity
Japanese バグダード, バグダッド
- バグダード (Bagudādo)city
- バグダッド (Bagudaddo)city
Korean 바그다드
- 바그다드 (Bageudadeu)city
Latin Bagdadum, Bagdatum
- Bagdadumcity
- Bagdatumcity
- Bagdetiacity
Latvian Bagdāde
- Bagdādecity
Lithuanian Bagdadas
- Bagdadascity
Malay Baghdad
- Baghdadcity
Norwegian Bokmål Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Polish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Portuguese Bagdá, Bagdade
- Bagdácity
- Bagdadecity
Punjabi ਬਗ਼ਦਾਦ
- ਬਗ਼ਦਾਦ (baġdād)city
Romanian Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Russian Багда́д
- Багда́д (Bagdád)city
Slovak Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Spanish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Swedish Bagdad
- Bagdadcity
Tamil பாக்தாத், பகுதாது
- பாக்தாத் (pāktāt)city
- பகுதாது (pakutātu)city
Thai แบกแดด
- แบกแดด (bɛ̀ɛk-dɛ̀ɛt)city
Turkish Bağdat
- Bağdatcity
Ukrainian Багда́д
- Багда́д (Bahdád)city
Urdu بَغْداد
- بَغْداد (baġdād)city
Vietnamese Bát-đa, Bác Đạt
- Bát-đacity
- Bác Đạtcity
Yiddish באַגדאַד
- באַגדאַד (bagdad)city
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Baghdad
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Baghdad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad
MLA
“Baghdad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baghdad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad.
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