Suffix of Regions and Towns
Parts of region and settlement names:
- -abad (Urdu: آباد ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamabad.
- Dera- (Urdu: ڈیرہ ) means settlement or town. Example: Dera Ghazi Khan.
- -garh (Urdu: گڑھ ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamgarh.
- -goth (Urdu: گوٹھ ) means settlement or town. Example: Yousuf Goth.
- -istan (Urdu: ستان ) means land. Example: Pakistan.
- -kot (Urdu: کوٹ ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamkot.
- -nagar (Urdu: نگر ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamnagar.
- -pur (Urdu: پور ) means settlement or town. Example: Alipur.
- -wal (Urdu: وال ) means settlement or town. Example: Khanewal.
- -wala (Urdu: والہ ) means settlement or town. Example: Gujranwala.
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