ਲਾਹੋਰੁ

See also: ਲਹੌਰ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Unknown; one theory suggests inheritance from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) +‎ पुर (pura, “fortress; city”).[1][2][3]

Proper noun

ਲਾਹੋਰੁ (lāhoru) m

  1. Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)

Descendants

  • Punjabi: lahaur
    Gurmukhi script: ਲਹੌਰ
    Shahmukhi script: لَہَور

References

  1. ^ खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण [सन् १९२६ - १९२८ ई॰]‎[1], Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracharini Sabha, 1926-1928 (published 1953), page 36 of 812: “ये लाहौर का दूसरा नाम लवपुर भी बताते हैं। ― He states that Lavapura is an alternative name of Lahaur.”
  2. ^ रामप्रसाद बिस्मिल, मदनलाल वर्मा क्रान्त (2006) “लवपुर-लाहौर [Lavapura-Lahaur]”, in मन की लहर: कवितायें, प्रवीण प्रकाशन, page 22 of 100
  3. ^ Nihalchand Verma (1967) बनते बिगड़ते सन्दर्भ‎[2], Hindī Pracāraka Pustakālaya, page 92 of 414: “लवपुर को इस समय लाहौर कहते हैं।”

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਲਾਹੋਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 259
  • “ਲਾਹੋਰ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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