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)
- long live
- Antonym: ਮੁਰਦਾਬਾਦ (murdābād)
- ਯਾਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ! ― yārī zindābād ― Long live friendship!
References
- “ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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