Meanings
proper nounthe Taj Mahal
- A monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world.
Origin
- Hindustani
- EnglishTaj Mahal
From Hindustani ताज महल / تاج محل (tāj mahal, “crown of palaces”), from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic, corresponding to English taj + mahal.
More words from Hindustani
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَاج مَحَل
- تَاج مَحَل (tāj maḥal)monument in India
Bengali তাজ মহল
- তাজ মহল (taj mohol)monument in India
Chinese Mandarin 泰姬陵
- 泰姬陵 (Tàijīlíng)monument in India
Czech Tádž Mahal
- Tádž Mahalmonument in India
Finnish Taj Mahal
- Taj Mahalmonument in India
German Taj Mahal, Tadsch Mahal
- Taj Mahalmonument in India
- Tadsch Mahalmonument in India
Hebrew טאג׳ מאהל
- טאג׳ מאהל (taj mahal)monument in India
Hindi ताज महल, ताजमहल
- ताज महल (tāj mahal)monument in India
- ताजमहल (tājamhal)monument in India
Hungarian Tádzs Mahal
- Tádzs Mahalmonument in India
Japanese タージ・マハル
- タージ・マハル (Tāji-Maharu)monument in India
Korean 타지마할
- 타지마할 (Tajimahal)monument in India
Persian تاجمحل
- تاجمحل (tâj-mahal)monument in India
Polish Tadź Mahal, Tadż Mahal
- Tadź Mahalmonument in India
- Tadż Mahalmonument in India
Portuguese Taj Mahal
- Taj Mahalmonument in India
Punjabi ਤਾਜ ਮਹਿਲ
- ਤਾਜ ਮਹਿਲ (tāj mahil)monument in India
Russian Тадж-Маха́л
- Тадж-Маха́л (Tadž-Maxál)monument in India
Tamil தாஜ்மகால்
- தாஜ்மகால் (tājmakāl)monument in India
Turkish Tac Mahal
- Tac Mahalmonument in India
Urdu تاج محل
- تاج محل (tāj mahal)monument in India
Cite this entry
APA
Taj Mahal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taj%20Mahal
MLA
“Taj Mahal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taj%20Mahal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Taj Mahal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taj%20Mahal.
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