ज़िंदा
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زنده (zinda), from Middle Persian zyndk', zywndk' (zīndag, “alive”). Compare Bengali জিন্দা (jinda), Punjabi ਜਿੰਦਾ (jindā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /zɪn.d̪ɑː/, [zɪ̃n̪.d̪äː], /d͡ʒɪn.d̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]
Adjective
ज़िंदा • (zindā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زندہ)
Derived terms
- ज़िंदा करना (zindā karnā, “to put life into, revive”)
- जिंदा रहना (jindā rahnā, “to stay alive”)
Related terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ज़िंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press