Lahore

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Lahore

/ləˈhɔːr/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:

* A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.

* From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār).

* Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).

The earlier Persian variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاور (lūhāvar /⁠lvhavr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others. Further see Etymology of Lahore.

proper noun

The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: multan, amritsar, hor, punjab, lodhran, ludhiana, faisalabad, islamabad, karachi, rawalpindi, jhelum, lahore division, gujrat, murree, layyah, sialkot

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name Lahore

한국어	라호르 Rahoreu
日本語	ラホール Rahōru
中文	拉合爾 /拉合尔 Lāhé'ěr
हिन्दी	लाहौर lāhaur, लाहोर lāhor, लहोर lahor, लहौर lahaur, लवपुर lavpur, लवपुरी lavpurī
Português	Lahore
Français	Lahore
Deutsch	Lahore
Ελληνικά	Λαχώρη Lachóri, Λαχόρη Lachóri
Русский	Лахо́р Laxór
العربية	لَاهُور lahūr
עברית	לאהור

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@misc{lahore_2026,
  title = {Lahore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lahore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}