Fatehpur Sikri

English

Alternative forms

  • Fathpur Sikri, Fatḥpūr Sīkrī

Etymology

From Hindustani फ़तेहपुर सीकरी (fatehpur sīkrī) / فَتْحْپُور سِیکْرِی (fathpūr sīkrī), a compound of फ़तेहपुर (fatehpur) / فَتْحْپُور (fathpūr, literally “city or town of victory”) + सीकरी (sīkrī) / سِیکْرِی (sīkrī, the name of the village which previously stood there).

Proper noun

Fatehpur Sikri

  2. A town in India

Translations

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