ज़िंदाबाद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنده باد, from زنده (zinda, “alive”) + باد (bād, “may ... be”). Compare Bengali জিন্দাবাদ (jindabad), Gujarati ઝિંદાબાદ (jhindābād), Punjabi ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ (zindābād).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zɪn.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/, [zɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.bäːd̪], /d͡ʒɪn.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

Interjection

ज़िंदाबाद • (zindābād) (Urdu spelling زندہ باد)

  1. long live...!
    Antonym: मुरदाबाद (murdābād)
    हिंदुस्तान ज़िंदाबाद ― hindustān zindābād ― long live India
    इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद ― iṅqilāb zindābād ― long live the revolution
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