मुरदाबाद

See also: मुरादाबाद

Hindi

Alternative forms

मुर्दाबाद (murdābād)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian , from (murda, “dead”) + (bād, “may ... be”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mʊɾ.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/, [mʊɾ.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

Interjection

मुरदाबाद • (murdābād) (Urdu spelling مرده باد)

down with..., death to...!
Antonym: ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād)

ज़ालिम मुरदाबाद ― zālim murdābād ― Death to tyrants!

References

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

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