کابل

کابل

See also: كابل‎

Pashto

FWOTD – 26 November 2015

د کابل ښار او غرونه

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit कुभा (kubhā, “Kabul River”) and Ancient Greek Κάβουρα (Káboura) (a settlement in Afghanistan crossed by Alexander the Great).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈbəl/

Proper noun

کابل • (kābә́l)

1. Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)

References

• Qamosona Pashto Dictionary

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Persian

Etymology 1

Dari	کابل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Кобул (Kobul)

From Sanskrit कुभा (kubhā, “Kabul River”) and Avestan Kubha. Pronunciation changed to "Kabul" around the 11th century.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈbul/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈbʊl/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kɒːˈbol/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /kɔˈbul/

Proper noun

کابُل • (kâbol)

1. Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)
2. Kabul (a province of Afghanistan)

   ‏ولایت کابل‎ ― velâyat-e kâbol ― the province of Kabul, Kabul Province

3. A river in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Etymology 2

From English cable

Noun

کابل • (kâbl)

1. cable

References

1. Kakar, M. Hassan (3 May 2021) The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, OCLC 173509401

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کابُل‎ (kābul).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɑː.bʊl/
• Rhymes: -ʊl
• Hyphenation: کا‧بُل

Proper noun

کابُل • (kābul) m (Hindi spelling काबुल)

1. Kabul (the capital city of Afghanistan)
2. Kabul (a province of Afghanistan)