زندہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنده (zinda), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zy(w)ndk' /⁠zīndag⁠/). Compare Punjabi ਜਿੰਦਾ (jindā), Bengali জিন্দা (jinda).

Pronunciation

Adjective

زندہ • (zindā) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ज़िंदा)

  1. alive, living

Derived terms

  • زندہ باد (zinda-bād, long live!)
  • زندہ دل (zinda-dil, lively, devout)
  • زندہ رہنا (zinda rehnā, to stay alive)
  • زندہ کرنا (zinda karnā, to bring to life, to put life into)
  • زندہ ہونا (zinda honā, to be alive)
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