ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان

Urdu

Etymology

From Urdu ⁧ڈیرہ⁩ (“tent”) and named after Baloch mercenary Ismail Khan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɖeː.ɾɑː ɪs.mɑː.(ʔ)iːl xɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: ⁧ڈے‧رہ‧اِس‧ما‧عِیل‧خان⁩

Proper noun

⁧ڈیرَہ اِسْماعِیل خان⁩ • (ḍerā ismāʿīl xān) m (Hindi spelling डेरा इस्माईल ख़ान)

  1. Dera Ismail Khan (a city in Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
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