Jahangirnagar

English

Alternative forms

• Jahangir Nagar

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Jahangirnagar

1. 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