English
Shahjahanabad
Shahjahanabad comes from Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentشاهجهانآبادšāhjahānābādliterally ‘City of the King of the World’
- Englishearliest quotation 1976Shahjahanabad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentشاهجهانآبادšāhjahānābādliterally ‘City of the King of the World’
- Englishearliest quotation 1976Shahjahanabad
Earliest quotation: 1976, Seminar on Redevelopment of Shahjahanaba, Redevelopment of Shahjahanabad: “Shahjahanabad is a unique mixture of beauty and squalor,…”
The story
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد (šāhjahānābād, literally “City of the King of the World”). Named after Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I (1592–1666), who had it built.
Every English word from Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد
Today it means
name Synonym of Old Delhi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد / Shahjahanabad