-abad

See also: abad and Abad

English

Etymology

From Urdu آباد (-ābād) and Persian ـآباد (-âbâd).

Suffix

-abad

1. used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -abad

Abbottabad

Ahmedabad

Allahabad

Faisalabad

Hyderabad

Islamabad

Stalinabad