ज़िंदाबाद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنده باد‎, from زنده‎ (zende, “alive”) + باد‎ (bâd, “may ... be”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɪn.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/

Interjection

ज़िंदाबाद • (zindābād) (Urdu spelling زنده باد‎)

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