چار مینار

Urdu

چار مِینار

Etymology

Literally, “four minarets”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːɾ miː.nɑːɾ/
• Hyphenation: چار‧مِی‧نار
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Proper noun

چار مِینار • (cār mīnār) m (Hindi spelling चारमीनार)

1. Charminar (a monument in Hyderabad, Telangana, India to commemorate the shifting of the capital of the Sultanate of Golconda from Golconda to Hyderabad)
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see چار (cār),‎ مِینار (mīnār).

Descendants

• → English: Charminar
• ⇒ Telugu: చార్మినారు (cārmināru)