Fatehpur Sikri

proper noun

A town in India

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Fathpur Sikri · alternative Fatḥpūr Sīkrī

  1. A town in India

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. EnglishFatehpur Sikri

From Hindustani फ़तेहपुर सीकरी (fatehpur sīkrī) / فَتْحْپُور سِیکْرِی (fathpūr sīkrī), a compound of फ़तेहपुर (fatehpur) / فَتْحْپُور (fathpūr, literally “city or town of victory”) + सीकरी (sīkrī) / سِیکْرِی (sīkrī, the name of the village which previously stood there).

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Translations

Arabic فَتْحْبُور سِيكْرِي
  • فَتْحْبُور سِيكْرِي (fatḥbūr sīkrī)town in India
Hindi फ़तेहपुर सीकरी
  • फ़तेहपुर सीकरी (fatehpur sīkrī)town in India
Turkish Fetihpur Sikri
  • Fetihpur Sikritown in India
Urdu فَتْحْپُور سِیکْرِی
  • فَتْحْپُور سِیکْرِی (fathpūr sīkrī)town in India
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