Aurangzeb: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyPersian
اورنگزیب
اَوْرَنگ زیب
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Aurangzeb (اورنگزیب, Persian اَوْرَنگ زیب) means “ornament of the throne”. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, اورنگ; Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, زیب.
- Meaning
- ornament of the throne
- معنی
- تخت کی زینت
Where it comes from
Persian awrang, throne, and zeb, ornament (Steingass).
- Say it
- au-rang-zebAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Aurangzaib
- Themes
- Royalty