لاهور

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu لاہور (lāhaur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laː.huːr/

Proper noun

لَاهُور • (lāhūr) ?

1. Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “لاهور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu لاہور (lāhaur).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [lɑː.ˈhoːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.ɦóːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lɑː.ɦóːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lɑːóːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lɔːʊ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lɒː.ɦóɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lɔ.ɦúɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	lāhōr
Dari reading?	lāhōr
Iranian reading?	lâhor
Tajik reading?	lohur

Proper noun

Dari	لاهور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Лоҳур

لاهور • (lâhor)

1. Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)

Sindhi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑhoɾʊ]

Proper noun

لاهور • (lāhoru) (Devanagari लाहोरु)

1. Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “لاهور”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society