ہندیہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هِنْدِيَّة (hindiyya)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪn.d̪ɪj.ɑ(ː)/
• Rhymes: -ya

Proper noun

• ہِنْدِیَہ • (hindiya) f (Hindi spelling हिंदिया)

1. country of India

   Synonyms: ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān), بھارَت (bhārat), اِنْڈِیا (inḍiyā)

2. (historical) official name of the Mughal Empire in Arabic.

Related terms

• ہِنْدِی (hindī)
• ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)

References

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