English
Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad comes from Hindi ग़ाज़ियाबाद, from ग़ाज़ी ‘Wazir Ghazi-ud-din, the founder’, and ultimately from Arabic غَازٍ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentغَازٍ‘warrior, ghazi’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentغازىġāzī
- Hindic. 1500–presentग़ाज़ी‘Wazir Ghazi-ud-din, the founder’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentग़ाज़ियाबादġāziyābād
- EnglishtodayGhaziabad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentغَازٍ‘warrior, ghazi’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentغازىġāzī
- Hindic. 1500–presentग़ाज़ी‘Wazir Ghazi-ud-din, the founder’
- Hindi, derivedc. 1500–presentग़ाज़ियाबादġāziyābād
- EnglishtodayGhaziabad
Every English word from Arabic غَازٍ
Today it means
name A large city and district of Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic غَازٍ / Ghaziabad