عشق‌آباد

See also: عشق آباد

Persian

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Literally "city of love", from عشق ('ešq, “love”) +‎ ـآباد (-âbâd, “city”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.qɑː.ˈβɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.qɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.qɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.qɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃ.qɔː.bɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʃ.ɢɒː.bɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃ.qɔ.bɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	išqāḇāḏ
Dari reading?	išqābād
Iranian reading?	ešğâbâd
Tajik reading?	ašqobod

Proper noun

Dari	عشق‌آباد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ашқобод

عشق‌آباد • ('ešq-âbâd)

1. Ashgabat (the capital city of Turkmenistan)