ـآباد

Persian

Etymology

From آباد (âbâd, “populous, inhabited; city”). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.ˈβɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [.ʔɔː.bɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɒː.bɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [.ʔɔ.bɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?
Dari reading?
Iranian reading?
Tajik reading?

Suffix

Dari	ـآباد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-обод

ـآباد • (-âbâd)

1. forms names of towns and populated or inhabited areas

   Synonyms: ـشهر (-šahr), (dialectal, North Iran) ـکلا (-kolâ)

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ـآباد

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: -आबाद (-ābād)
  • Urdu: آباد (ābād)
• → English: -abad (sometimes via Urdu)