کابل
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See also: كابل
Pashto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Sanskrit कुभा (kubhā, “Kabul River”) and Ancient Greek Κάβουρα (Káboura) (a settlement in Afghanistan crossed by Alexander the Great).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
کابل • (kābә́l)
- Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)
References[edit]
Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Sanskrit कुभा (kubhā, “Kabul River”) and Avestan Kubha. Pronunciation changed to "Kabul" around the 11th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kɑː.ˈβul]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒː.ból̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔ.búl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kāḇul |
Dari reading? | kābul |
Iranian reading? | kâbol |
Tajik reading? | kobul |
Proper noun[edit]
Dari | کابل |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Кобул |
کابُل • (kâbol)
- Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)
- Kabul (a province of Afghanistan)
- ولایت کابل ― velâyat-e kâbol ― the province of Kabul, Kabul Province
- A river in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dari | کیبل |
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Iranian Persian | کابل |
Tajik | кабел |
کابل • (kâbl)
References[edit]
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑː.bʊl/
- Rhymes: -ʊl
- Hyphenation: کا‧بُل
Proper noun[edit]
کابُل • (kābul) m (Hindi spelling काबुल)
- Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)
- Kabul (a province of Afghanistan)
Categories:
- Pashto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pashto lemmas
- Pashto proper nouns
- ps:Cities in Afghanistan
- ps:National capitals
- ps:Places in Afghanistan
- Persian terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Persian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Persian terms borrowed from Avestan
- Persian terms derived from Avestan
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian proper nouns
- fa:Cities in Afghanistan
- fa:National capitals
- fa:Places in Afghanistan
- fa:Provinces of Afghanistan
- Persian terms with collocations
- fa:Rivers in Afghanistan
- fa:Rivers in Pakistan
- fa:Places in Pakistan
- Persian terms borrowed from French
- Persian terms derived from French
- Persian nouns
- Iranian Persian
- Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Urdu/ʊl
- Rhymes:Urdu/ʊl/2 syllables
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu proper nouns
- Urdu masculine nouns
- ur:Cities in Afghanistan
- ur:National capitals
- ur:Places in Afghanistan
- ur:Provinces of Afghanistan