ہند

See also: هند

Baluchi

Noun

ہند • (hand)

1. place
2. area
3. region
4. house
5. residential building

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هند (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “stream”). Doublet of سندھ (sindh) and انڈیا (inḍiyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪnd̪/
• Rhymes: -ɪnd̪

Proper noun

ہِنْد • (hind) m (Hindi spelling हिंद)

1. India (a country in South Asia)

   Synonyms: ہندوستان (hindūstān), بھارت (bhārat), انڈیا (inḍiyā)

   تَعْزِیرَاتِ ہِنْد ― ta'zīrāt-i hind ― Indian Penal Code

   آئِینِ ہِنْد ― āīn-i hind ― the Constitution of India

2. the Indian subcontinent

   Synonyms: برصغیر (barr-e-saġīr), برصغیر پاک و ہند (barr-e-saġīr pāk o hind)

3. Indo, Indo-

   پاک ہند سرحد ― pāk hind sarḥad ― Indo-Pak border

4. IND, India (ISO)

Related terms

• ہِنْدِی (hindī)
• ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)
• ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya)

References

• “ہند”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ہند”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.