फ़ैसलाबाद

Hindi

Etymology

Renaming of लायलपुर (lāyalpur, “Lyallpur”) to फ़ैसल (faisal, “King Faisal of Saudi Arabia”) +‎ आबाद (ābād, “placename suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /fɛːs.lɑː.bɑːd̪/, [fɛːs̪.l̪äː.bäːd̪], /pʰɛːs.lɑː.bɑːd̪/, [pʰɛːs̪.l̪äː.bäːd̪]

Proper noun

फ़ैसलाबाद • (faislābād) m (Urdu spelling فیصل آباد‎)

  1. Faisalabad (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)

Declension

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