अलीगढ़
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Hindi
Etymology
From अली (alī, “Mughal governor Najaf Ali Khan”) + -गढ़ (-gaṛh, “fort, stronghold”). In pre-Mughal times it was known as कोइल (koil).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
अलीगढ़ • (alīgaṛh) m (Urdu spelling علی گڑھ)
- Aligarh, Allygurh, Koil (a city, the administrative center of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Aligarh (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Aligarh (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Declension
Declension of अलीगढ़ (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |
| oblique | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |
| vocative | अलीगढ़ alīgaṛh |