Lahore

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/ləˈhɔːr/

proper noun

The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

OriginUrdu لاہَور ← Punjabi لوہار ← Sanskrit रवावर →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Origin

  1. Sanskritरवावर
  2. Punjabiلوہار“blacksmith”
  3. Urduلاہَور
  4. EnglishLahore

Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. * From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār). * Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”). The earlier Persian variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاور (lūhāvar /⁠lvhavr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others. Further see Etymology of Lahore.

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Translations

Arabic لَاهُور
  • لَاهُور (lahūr)Lahore
Bengali লাহোর
  • লাহোর (lahōr)Lahore
Chinese Mandarin 拉合爾 /拉合尔
  • 拉合爾 /拉合尔 (Lāhé'ěr)Lahore
Finnish Lahore
  • LahoreLahore
French Lahore
  • LahoreLahore
German Lahore
  • LahoreLahore
Greek Λαχώρη, Λαχόρη
  • Λαχώρη (Lachóri)Lahore
  • Λαχόρη (Lachóri)Lahore
Hebrew לאהור
  • לאהורLahore
Hindi लाहौर, लाहोर
  • लाहौर (lāhaur)Lahore
  • लाहोर (lāhor)Lahore
  • लहोर (lahor)Lahore
  • लहौर (lahaur)Lahore
  • लवपुर (lavpur)Lahore
  • लवपुरी (lavpurī)Lahore
Hungarian Lahor
  • LahorLahore
Japanese ラホール
  • ラホール (Rahōru)Lahore
Korean 라호르
  • 라호르 (Rahoreu)Lahore
Persian لاهور
  • لاهور (lâhowr)Lahore
Polish Lahaur
  • LahaurLahore
Portuguese Lahore
  • LahoreLahore
Punjabi ਲਹੌਰ, ਲਾਹੌਰ
  • ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur)Lahore
  • ਲਾਹੌਰ (lāhaur)Lahore
  • لَہَور (lahaur)Lahore
  • لَاہَور (lāhaur)Lahore
Russian Лахо́р
  • Лахо́р (Laxór)Lahore
Tamil இலாகூர்
  • இலாகூர் (ilākūr)Lahore
Turkish Lahor
  • LahorLahore
Urdu لاہور
  • لاہور (lāhaur)Lahore

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lahore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahore

MLA

“Lahore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lahore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahore.

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