ज़िंदाबाद

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Interjection

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ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād) (Urdu spelling زندہ باد)

  1. long live...!
    Antonym: मुरदाबाद (murdābād)
    हिंदुस्तान ज़िंदाबादhindustān zindābādlong live India
    इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबादiṅqilāb zindābādlong live the revolution