ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎, from ‎ (zende, “alive”) + ‎ (bâd, “may ... be”).

Interjection

ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ • (zindābād) (Shahmukhi spelling زندہ باد‎)

long live
ਯਾਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ! ― yārī zindābād ― Long live friendship!

Antonym: ਮੁਰਦਾਬਾਦ (murdābād)

References

“ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

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