بحر ہند

Urdu

Etymology

From بَحْر (bahr, “sea, ocean”) +‎ ہِنْد (hind, “India”). Compare Persian اقیانوس هند (oqyânus-e hend).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəɦɾ‿eː. ɦɪnd̪/, [bɛɦɾ‿eː. ɦɪnd̪]

Proper noun

بَحْرِ ہِنْد • (bahr-e-hind) m (Hindi spelling बहर-ए-हिंद or हिंद महासागर)

Indian Ocean

Further reading

“bahr-e-hind”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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