Editing Taj Mahal (section)

== Etymology ==
Of [[Urdu]] origin, the name "Taj Mahal" is believed to be derived from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''tāj'' "crown" and the [[Arabic]] ''mahall'' "palace".<ref>{{cite book |last=[[Dehkhoda]] |first=Ali Akbar |url=https://dehkhoda.ut.ac.ir/fa/dictionary/80783/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84 |title=Dehkhoda Dictionary |publisher=Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies ([[University of Tehran]]) |location=[[Tehran]] |language=fa |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615232025/https://dehkhoda.ut.ac.ir/fa/dictionary/80783/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84 |archive-date=15 June 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Taj Mahal |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/taj-mahal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121035749/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/taj-mahal |archive-date=21 January 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |website=Dictionary.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Taj Mahal definition and meaning |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/taj-mahal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308094825/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/taj-mahal |archive-date=8 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2021 |publisher=Collins English Dictionary}}</ref> An alternative derivation of "taj" is that it was a corruption of the second syllable of "Mumtaz".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I24uAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Taj+Bibi%22+Mumtaz+corruption |title=Islamic Culture |year=1975 |publisher=Johnson Reprint Corporation |volume=49-50 |pages=195}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TWsoAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Taj+Bibi%22+Mumtaz+corruption&pg=RA1-PA146 |title=The Calcutta Review |year=1869 |volume=149 |pages=146}}</ref>
[[Abdul Hamid Lahori]], in his 1636 book ''[[Padshahnama]]'', refers to the Taj Mahal as ''[[rauza]]-i munawwara'' ([[Perso-Arabic]]: {{lang|fa|روضه منواره}}, ''rawdah-i munawwarah''), meaning the illumined or illustrious tomb.{{sfn|Tillotson|2008|page=14}}