Where does “Hyderabad” come from?

Hyderabad comes from Hindi हैदराबाद, composed of Hindi -आबाद and Arabic حَيْدَر, a name meaning lion in Arabic.

Ancestry of “Hyderabad”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	हैदराबाद	—
2	Hindi	हैदर	lion
3	Classical Persian	حَیْدَر	—
4	Arabic	حَيْدَر	—

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