lashkar

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proper noun

A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

OriginUrdu لشکرِ ← Classical Persian لَشْکَر (laškar) ← Middle Persian lškl →
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Meanings

lashkar1

nounlashkar (plural lashkars)

plural lashkars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lascar.

Lashkar2

proper noun
  1. A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. The Islamic militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشکرِ طیبه (“Army of the Pure”)), based in Pakistan. Also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, or Lashkar-i-Toiba.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂lékseti
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrákšati
  4. Proto-Iranian*karah
  5. Middle Persianlškl
  6. Classical Persianلَشْکَر (laškar)
  7. Urduلشکرِ
  8. EnglishLashkar

Borrowed from Urdu لشکرِ (“army”).

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APA

lashkar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashkar

MLA

“lashkar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashkar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lashkar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lashkar.

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