हिंद

See also: हिंदू, हद, हृद्, हृदा, and हिंदी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (hend), from Middle Persian hnd (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (“river”) or from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”). Doublet of सिंध (Sindh).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪnd̪/, [ɦɪ̃n̪d̪]

Proper noun

हिंद • (hind) m (Urdu spelling ہند‎)

(dated) India; the Indian subcontinent
जय हिंद! ― jay hind! ― Hail India!

Synonyms: हिंदुस्तान (hindustān), भारत (bhārat), इंडिया (iṇḍiyā)

Declension

Declension of हिंद (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	हिंद hind
oblique	हिंद hind
vocative	हिंद hind

Alternative forms

हिन्द (hind)

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