Baghdad

== English == === Alternative forms === Bagdad, Bagdat === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bæɡˈdæd/, /ˈbæɡdæd/ Rhymes: -æd === Proper noun === Baghdad The capital city of Iraq. A governorate of Iraq. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====