ज़िंदा

See also: ज़िद and जादू

Hindi

Alternative forms

जिंदा (zindā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zinda), from Middle Persian zyndk', zywndk' (zīndag, “alive”). Compare Bengali জিন্দা (jinda), Punjabi ਜਿੰਦਾ (jindā).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ज़िंदा • (zindā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زندہ)

alive
Synonym: जीवित (jīvit)

Derived terms

ज़िंदा करना (zindā karnā, “to put life into, revive”)
जिंदा रहना (jindā rahnā, “to stay alive”)

Related terms

ज़िंदगानी (zindagānī, “life, existence”)
ज़िंदगी (zindagī, “life”)
ज़िंदादिल (zindādil, “lively”)
ज़िंदादिली (zindādilī, “liveliness”)
ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād, “(interjection) long live...”)

References

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

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