Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Urdu اِصْفَہان (isfahān), from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān).

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Proper noun

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اَصْفَہَان (aṣfahānm (Gurmukhi spelling ਅਸਫ਼ਹਾਨ)

  1. Isfahan (a city in Iran)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), ultimately from Old Persian *spādānaʰ (army, adj.) or *spādānām (of the armies), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, army).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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اِصْفَہان or اَصْفَہان (isfahān or asfahānm (Hindi spelling इस्फ़हान or अस्फ़हान)

  1. Isfahan (a city in Iran)
  2. a male given name from Persian

Further reading

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  • اصفہان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.