Jahangirnagar

English

Alternative forms

Jahangir Nagar

Etymology

From Persian (jahângir nagar), meaning city of Jahangir.

Proper noun

Jahangirnagar

The Mughal name (1608–1765) of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.

Synonyms

Dacca (1765-1982)
Dhaka (1982–)

Translations

The Mughal name (1608–1765) of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh

Arabic: مَدِينَة جَهَانْغِير (madīna(t) jahānḡīr), مَدِينَة جَهَانْكِير (madīna(t) jahānkīr)
Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীরনগর (jahaṅgīrnôgôr), জাহাঙ্গীর নগর (jahaṅgīr nôgôr)
Hindi: जहाँगीरनगर (jahāṅgīrnagar), जहाँगीर नगर (jahāṅgīr nagar)
Marathi: जहांगीरनगर n (jahāṅgīrnagar)
Persian: جهانگیر نگر (jahângir nagar)
Urdu: جہانگیر نگر (jahāṅgīr nagar)
Uyghur: جاھاڭىر نوگور (jaha'ngir nogor)

Dhaka — see Dhaka

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