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મહેમદાવાદ

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Etymology

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Named after Mahmud Shah I. A corruption of Classical Persian مَحْمُود آبَاد (mahmūd ābād), a compound of مَحْمُود (mahmūd) +‎ ـآبَاد (-ābād, “placename suffix”).[1] For the corruption, compare અમદાવાદ (amdāvād).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈmə.ɦeːm.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪/, [ˈmɛ̤m.d̪ɑ.ʋɑd̪]
  • Hyphenation: મ‧હેમ‧દા‧વાદ
  • Rhymes: -ɑd̪

Proper noun

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મહેમદાવાદ • (mahemdāvād) n[2]

  1. Mahemdavad (a town in Kheda district, Gujarat, India)

References

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More information
  1. ^ નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી [Naik, Chhotubhai Ranchhodji] (1972-1988) “મહેમદાવાદ”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) [Dictionary of the meanings and origins of Persian words]‎[1] (in Gujarati), volume 3, અમદાવાદ [Ahmedabad]: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 276
  2. ^ “મહેમદાવાદ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
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