ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان

Urdu

Etymology

From Urdu ڈیرہ (“tent”) and named after Baloch mercenary Ismail Khan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖeː.ɾɑː ɪs.mɑː.(ʔ)iːl xɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: ڈے‧رہ‧اِس‧ما‧عِیل‧خان

Proper noun

ڈیرَہ اِسْماعِیل خان • (ḍerā ismāʿīl xān) m (Hindi spelling डेरा इस्माईल ख़ान)

1. Dera Ismail Khan (a city in Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)