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Lahore
//ləˈhɔːr// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
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.
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