Hyderabad

== English == === Alternative forms === Haidarabad === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/ === Proper noun === Hyderabad The capital and largest city of Telangana, India. A district of Telangana, India. A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams. A city in Sindh, Pakistan. ==== Translations ==== === References === == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Hyderabad f alternative form of Hiderabade == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaideɾaˈbad/ [xai̯.ð̞e.ɾaˈβ̞að̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: Hy‧de‧ra‧bad === Proper noun === Hyderabad ? the capital and largest city of Telangana, India Hyderabad (a district of Telangana, India)