Lahore
/ləˈhɔːr/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
Example
More examples"Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore, India in 1910. He was one of ten children."
Etymology
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 earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /lhavr/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /lvhavvr/) and لہانور (luhanvar /lhanvr/), among others.