بنارس
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ba.naː.ˈɾas/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bä.nɑː.ɾäs]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæ.nɒː.ɹæs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bä.nɔ.ɾäs]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | banāras |
| Dari reading? | banāras |
| Iranian reading? | banâras |
| Tajik reading? | banoras |
Proper noun
| Dari | بنارس |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Банорас |
بنارس • (banâras)
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑀻 (vārāṇasī), from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).[1] Alternatively, named after the legendary figure of Rājā Bānār, who is said to have rebuilt the city.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.nɑː.ɾəs/
- Rhymes: -əs
Proper noun
بَنارَس • (banāras) f (Hindi spelling बनारस)
- Benares (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- بَنارَسی (banārasī)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārāṇasī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “بنارس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 168
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بنارس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 119
- “بنارس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.