अलीगढ़

Hindi

Etymology

From अली (alī, “Mughal governor Najaf Ali Khan”) +‎ -गढ़ (-gaṛh, “fort, stronghold”). In pre-Mughal times it was known as कोइल (koil).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.liː.ɡəɽʱ/, [ɐ.liː.ɡɐɽʱ]

Proper noun

अलीगढ़ • (alīgaṛh) m (Urdu spelling علی گڑھ)

1. Aligarh, Allygurh, Koil (a city, the administrative center of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
2. Aligarh (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)
3. Aligarh (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Declension

Declension of अलीगढ़ (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh
oblique	अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh
vocative	अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh