Hyderabad

Meaning

Proper Noun

• caplc Telangana (state) India (country) ;, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.
• district Telangana (state) India (country).
• A former state, landlocked in south-central India (country), which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.
• city Sindh (province) Pakistan (country).

Origin

• From Hindi हैदराबाद / Urdu حیدرآباد, from हैदर / حیدر + -आबाद / آباد. Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.