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Jahangir: meaning, origin and pronunciation

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جہانگیر

جَهانْگِیر

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Jahangir (جہانگیر, Persian جَهانْگِیر) means “world-conqueror”. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, جهانگیر.

Meaning
world-conqueror
معنی
دنیا فتح کرنے والا

Where it comes from

Persian jahān, world, and gīr, seizing (Steingass).

Say it
ja-haan-geerAudio recordings coming later
Other spellings
Jehangir