साज़िंदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sāzanda, “composer”) or साज़ (sāz, “instrument”) +‎ -इंदा (-indā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.zɪn.d̪ɑː/, [säː.zɪ̃n̪.d̪äː], /sɑː.d͡ʒɪn.d̪ɑː/, [säː.d͡ʒɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Noun

साज़िंदा • (sāzindā) m

musician, instrumentalist, accompanist (of a dancer)

Declension

Declension of *साज़िंदा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	साज़िंदा sāzindā	साज़िंदे sāzinde
oblique	साज़िंदे sāzinde	साज़िंदों sāzindõ
vocative	साज़िंदे sāzinde	साज़िंदो sāzindo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साज़िंदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press