Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
- metonymicallyThe Pakistani government.
- The former name of Chittagong, a city in present-day Bangladesh
Origin
- Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
- Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
- Classical Persianاِسْلَام (islām)
- Urduاِسْلَام (islām)
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
- Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'
- Classical Persianآبَاد (ābād)
- Urduآباد (ābād)
- Urduاسلام آباد (islām ābād)
- EnglishIslamabad
From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad.
More words from Urdu
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِسْلَام آباد, إِسْلَام أَبَاد
- إِسْلَام آباد (ʔislām ʔābād)the capital of Pakistan
- إِسْلَام أَبَاد (ʔislām ʔabād)the capital of Pakistan
Bengali ইসলামাবাদ
- ইসলামাবাদ (islamabad)the capital of Pakistan
Bulgarian Исламаба́д
- Исламаба́д (Islamabád)the capital of Pakistan
Chinese Cantonese 伊斯蘭堡 /伊斯兰堡
- 伊斯蘭堡 /伊斯兰堡 (ji¹ si¹ laan⁴ bou²)the capital of Pakistan
Chinese Mandarin 伊斯蘭堡 /伊斯兰堡
- 伊斯蘭堡 /伊斯兰堡 (Yīsīlánbǎo)the capital of Pakistan
Czech Islámábád
- Islámábádthe capital of Pakistan
Danish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Dutch Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Esperanto Islamabado
- Islamabadothe capital of Pakistan
Estonian Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Finnish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
French Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
German Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Greek Ισλαμαμπάντ
- Ισλαμαμπάντ (Islamampánt)the capital of Pakistan
Hebrew אסלאמאבאד
- אסלאמאבאד (islamabád)the capital of Pakistan
Hindi इस्लामाबाद
- इस्लामाबाद (islāmābād)the capital of Pakistan
Hungarian Iszlámábád
- Iszlámábádthe capital of Pakistan
Icelandic Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Indonesian Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Irish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Japanese イスラマバード
- イスラマバード (Isuramabādo)the capital of Pakistan
Korean 이슬라마바드
- 이슬라마바드 (Iseullamabadeu)the capital of Pakistan
Latin Islāmābāda
- Islāmābādathe capital of Pakistan
Latvian Islāmābāda
- Islāmābādathe capital of Pakistan
Lithuanian Islamabadas
- Islamabadasthe capital of Pakistan
Malay Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Norwegian Bokmål Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Polish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Portuguese Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Punjabi ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ, اسلام آباد
- ਇਸਲਾਮਾਬਾਦ (isalāmābād)the capital of Pakistan
- اسلام آبادthe capital of Pakistan
Romanian Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Russian Исламаба́д
- Исламаба́д (Islamabád)the capital of Pakistan
Slovak Islamabad, Islámábád
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
- Islámábádthe capital of Pakistan
Spanish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Swedish Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Tagalog Islamabad
- Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Tamil இஸ்லாமாபாத்
- இஸ்லாமாபாத் (islāmāpāt)the capital of Pakistan
Thai อิสลามาบาด
- อิสลามาบาด (ì-sà-laa-maa-bàat)the capital of Pakistan
Turkish İslamabad
- İslamabadthe capital of Pakistan
Ukrainian Ісламаба́д
- Ісламаба́д (Islamabád)the capital of Pakistan
Urdu اِسْلام آباد
- اِسْلام آباد (islām ābād)the capital of Pakistan
Vietnamese I-xla-ma-bát
- I-xla-ma-bátthe capital of Pakistan
Yiddish איסלאַמאַבאַד
- איסלאַמאַבאַד (islamabad)the capital of Pakistan
Cite this entry
APA
Islamabad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamabad
MLA
“Islamabad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamabad. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamabad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamabad.
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