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): [ʔiʃq.ʔɑː.ˈβɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃq.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃq.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃq.ʔɑː.bɑ́ːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiʃq.ʔɔː.bɔ́ːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeʃɢ.ʔɒː.bɒ́ːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʃq.ʔɔ.bɔ́d̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	išq-āḇāḏ
Dari reading?	išq-ābād
Iranian reading?	ešğ-âbâd
Tajik reading?	ašq-obod

Proper noun

Dari	عشق‌آباد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ашқобод

عشق‌آباد • ('ešq-âbâd)

1. Ashgabat (the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan)