A'bad

English Etymology en Ahmedabad. The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Persian placename suffix -abad with the elision of the initial vowel letter. Compare H’bad. Proper noun 1 en @abbr of:Ahmedabad city s/Gujarat c/India. en 1980 XIX 1 Direct Tax Bulletin Directorate of Inspection https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qjksAAAAIAAJ 95 Income-tax Circles, Wards & DistrictsCircle, I, A’bad.Circle-III, A’bad. en https://web.archive.org/web/20250103100650/https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/abad-runs-out-of-12-grapes-of-luck/81882499.html https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/abad-runs-out-of-12-grapes-of-luck/81882499.html A’bad Runs Out Of ‘Twelve Grapes 12 Grapes Of Luck’ 2025-01-02 Ahmedabad Mirror Sonali Mistry en Ahmedabad