Peshawar

P3E1S1H4A1W4A1R1
US/pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/

proper noun

A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

OriginUrdu پشاور ← Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر ← Sanskrit पुरुषपुर →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Parashawar · alternative archaic Peshour · alternative archaic Pershawer · alternative archaic Peshawur · alternative archaic Purshawar

  1. A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपुरुषपुर
  2. Classical Persianپَرَشَاوَر
  3. Urduپشاور
  4. EnglishPeshawar

Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura).

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Translations

Arabic بِيشَاوَر
  • بِيشَاوَر (bišāwar)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bengali পেশওয়ার, পেশাওয়ার
  • পেশওয়ার (peśōẇar)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • পেশাওয়ার (peśaōẇar)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bulgarian Пешава́р
  • Пешава́р (Pešavár)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chinese Mandarin 白沙瓦
  • 白沙瓦 (Báishāwǎ)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Czech Péšávar
  • Péšávarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Finnish Peshawar
  • Peshawarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
French Peshawar
  • Peshawarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
German Peschawar
  • Peschawarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Greek Πεσαβάρ
  • Πεσαβάρ (Pesavár)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hindi पेशावर
  • पेशावर (peśāvar)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hungarian Pesavar
  • Pesavarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Japanese ペシャーワル
  • ペシャーワル (Peshāwaru)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Korean 페샤와르
  • 페샤와르 (Pesyawareu)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Polish Peszawar
  • Peszawarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Portuguese Peshawar
  • Peshawarcapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjabi پِشَور
  • پِشَور (piśaur)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Russian Пешава́р
  • Пешава́р (Pešavár)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Turkish Peşaver
  • Peşavercapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Urdu پشاور
  • پشاور (piśāvar)capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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