ہندوستان

See also: هندوستان

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستان (hindustān). Equivalent to ہندو (hindū, Indian) + ـستان (-stān, -land).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪uː.st̪ɑːn/, /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪uː.st̪ɑːn/, /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: ہِنْ‧دُوسْ‧تان

Proper noun

ہِنْدُوْسْتان (hindūstān) m (Hindi spelling हिन्दुस्तान)

  1. India (a country in South Asia).
    Synonyms: بھارت (bhārat), انڈیا (inḍiyā)
  2. (archaic) Hindustan, the Indian Subcontinent
    Synonyms: برصغیر (barr-e-saġīr), ہند (hind)

See also

References

  • ہندوستان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ہندوستان”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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