Suffix of regions and towns[edit]
Parts of region and settlement names:
- khel (Urdu: خیل ) means the Pukhtoon society is individualistic despite the rigid behavior prescribed by clan membership: Darra Adam Khel درہ آدم خیل.
- -abad (Urdu: ـ آباد ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamabad, Faisalabad.
- -dera (Urdu: ڈیره ـ ) means settlement or town. Example: Dera Ismail Khan.
- -garh (Urdu: ـ گڑھ ) means fort or settlement. Example: Islamgarh.
- -goth (Urdu: ـ گوٹھ ) means settlement or town. Example: Yousuf Goth.
- -istan (Urdu: ـستان ) means land. Example: Baltistan.
- -kot (Urdu: ـکوٹ ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamkot, Sialkot.
- -nagar (Urdu: ـ نگر ) means settlement or town. Example: Islamnagar.
- -pur (Urdu: ـ پُور ) means settlement or town. Example: Nasarpur.
- -wal (Urdu: ـوال ) means settlement or town. Example: Khanewal.
- -wala (Urdu: ـوالا ) means settlement or town. Example: Gujranwala.
- -tando (Urdu: ٹنڈو ـ) means settlement or town. Example: Tando Allahyar.
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