-नगर

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नगर (nágara). Doublet of -नेर (-ner).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.ɡəɾ/, [nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Suffix

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-नगर • (-nagar) m (Urdu spelling نیر)

  1. suffixed to names of cities, towns, and neighbourhoods
    ‎मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Sayyid Muzaffar Khan Barha”) + ‎-नगर (-nagar) → ‎मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर (muzaffarangar, “the city Muzaffarnagar”)

Derived terms

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Hindi terms suffixed with -नगर
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