English
Faisalabad
Faisalabad comes from Urdu فیصل آباد.
- Urdumodernفیصل آبادfaisal ābād
- EnglishtodayFaisalabad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Urdumodernفیصل آبادfaisal ābād
- EnglishtodayFaisalabad
Formed from Faisal + -abad
Arabic فَيْصَل ‘a male given name, Faysal, Faisal, Feisal,…’
English Faisal
The story
From Urdu فیصل آباد (faisal ābād), named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Romanized form Faisal + -abad.
Every English word from Urdu فیصل آباد
Today it means
name A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Urdu فیصل آباد / Faisalabad