ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زنده باد, from زنده (zinda, “alive”) + باد (bād, “may ... be”). Compare Hindi ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād).

Interjection

ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ • (zindābād) (Shahmukhi spelling زندہ باد)

  1. long live
    Antonym: ਮੁਰਦਾਬਾਦ (murdābād)
    ਯਾਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ! ― yārī zindābād ― Long live friendship!

References

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