Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islamabad

/ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: is-lam-abad
IPA: /ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

name

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

name

The former name of Chittagong, a city in present-day Bangladesh

Etymology

From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad.

Word Breakdown

Root: اسلام آباد
Suffix: Islam

Questions

How do you pronounce islamabad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/.
What does islamabad mean?: The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Where does islamabad come from?: From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad.

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