ـآباد

Persian

Etymology

From آباد (âbâd, “populous, inhabited; city”). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /‿aː.ˈbaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [‿ɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [‿ɔː.bɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɒː.bɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [‿ɔ.bɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	-ābād
Dari reading?	-ābād
Iranian reading?	-âbâd
Tajik reading?	-obod

Suffix

Dari	ـآباد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-обод

ـآباد • (-âbâd)

1. forms names of towns and populated or inhabited areas

   Synonyms: ـشهر (-šahr), (dialectal, North Iran) ـکلا (-kolâ)

Derived terms

Persian terms suffixed with ـآباد

احمدآباد

اسلام‌آباد

اورنگ‌آباد

بیک‌آباد

ترکمن‌آباد

جلال‌آباد

حیدرآباد

خرم‌آباد

سرحدآباد

سعدآباد

ظفرآباد

عشق‌آباد

فیصل‌آباد

محمدآباد

مظفرآباد

ناکجاآباد

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: -आबाद (-ābād)
  • Urdu: آباد (ābād)
• → English: -abad (sometimes via Urdu)