अलीगढ़
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From अली (alī, “Mughal governor Najaf Ali Khan”) + गढ़ (gaṛh, “fort, stronghold”). In pre-Mughal times it was known as कोइल (koil).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
अलीगढ़ • (alīgaṛh) m (Urdu spelling علی گڑھ)
- Aligarh, Allygurh, Koil (a city, the administrative center of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Aligarh (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Aligarh (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Declension edit
Declension of अलीगढ़ (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular | |
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direct | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |
oblique | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |
vocative | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |