અમદાવાદ

Gujarati

Etymology

Named after Ahmad Shah I. A corruption of Classical Persian اَحْمَدْآبَاد (ahmad'ābād), a compound of اَحْمَد (ahmad) +‎ ـآبَاد (-ābād, “placename suffix”).[1] This corruption involves a lenition from /b/ to /ʋ/ in the placename suffix.

More information

For the corruption of this term, compare Hindustani अहमदाबाद (ahmadābād) / اَحْمَد آباد (ahmad ābād). For another corruption involving Classical Persian ـآبَاد (-ābād), compare મહેમદાવાદ (mahemdāvād). For a term that involves Classical Persian ـآبَاد (-ābād) but is not a corruption, see સિકંદરાબાદ (sikandarābād).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈəm.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑd̪
  • Hyphenation: અમ‧દા‧વાદ

Proper noun

અમદાવાદ • (Amdāvād) n[2]

  1. Ahmedabad (the largest city in Gujarat, India)
    Synonyms: (historical) કર્ણાવતી (karṇāvatī), રાજનગર (rājnagar)

Descendants

  • → English: avadavat

References

More information
  1. ^ નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “અમદાવાદ”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words]‎[1] (in Gujarati), volume 1, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 29, column 1
  2. ^ “અમદાવાદ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
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