Allahabad

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Allahabad

/ˌæləhəˈbæd/
/ˌæləhəˈbɑːd/

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (Allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh) + Persian آباد (âbâd). Romanized form Allah + -abad.

proper noun

Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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name city in India

Español	Allahabad
한국어	알라하바드 Allahabadeu
日本語	イラーハーバード Irāhābādo
中文	安拉阿巴德 Ānlā'ābādé, 阿拉哈巴德 Ālāhābādé
हिन्दी	इलाहाबाद ilāhābād, प्रयाग prayāg
Português	Allahabad, Alahabad
Français	Allahabad
Русский	Аллахаба́д Allaxabád
العربية	اَللّٰه أَبَاد allāh ʔabād
עברית	אללהאבאד

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@misc{allahabad_2026,
  title = {Allahabad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allahabad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}