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hyderabad

/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
hy-der-abad
IPA
/ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

name

A district of Telangana, India.

name

A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.

name

A city in Sindh, Pakistan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حَیْدَر آبَاد

Inflected Forms

Haidarabad (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hyderabadi

Questions

How do you pronounce hyderabad?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/.
What does hyderabad mean?
The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
Where does hyderabad come from?
Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

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