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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: -istan, -abad, sahib #43056 09/25/2001 7:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 AHD traces sahib through the Hindi* from the Arabic; -istan, from an Iranian root meaning to stand, does mean country. It doesn't say anything about -abad, but city sounds good, all things considered. *Hindi and Urdu are closely related. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted not english, but urdu,,, i think of troy 09/25/2001 6:54 PM Re: -istan, -abad, sahib Faldage 09/25/2001 7:09 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/25/2001 8:05 PM Related languages Bobyoungbalt 09/26/2001 2:49 PM Re: Languages of Afghanistan Faldage 09/26/2001 2:55 PM Re: Languages of Afghanistan Capital Kiwi 09/28/2001 5:21 AM Re: not english, but urdu,,, i think stales 09/28/2001 6:42 AM Re: not english, but urdu,,, i think Bingley 10/02/2001 5:32 AM Re: not english, but urdu,,, i think stales 10/02/2001 5:57 AM Re: not english, but urdu,,, i think Bingley 10/02/2001 6:35 AM Re: 1-8 Faldage 10/02/2001 1:48 PM Re: 1-8 Bingley 10/02/2001 3:39 PM Re: 1-8 stales 10/03/2001 12:02 AM Re: 1-8 Faldage 10/03/2001 2:01 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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