Sindhi

[ sin-dee ]

/ ˈsɪn di /

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noun, plural Sind·his, (especially collectively) Sind·hi for 1.

an inhabitant of Sind.

a modern Indic language of the lower Indus valley.

adjective

of or relating to Sind or its inhabitants.

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Origin of Sindhi

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Arabic Sindī, equivalent to Sind Sind, from Hindi sindhi, ultimately from Sanskrit sindhu “sea, ocean” (specifically the Indus River and the surrounding area); + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; cf. Hindi

Words nearby Sindhi

sincerity, sinciput, Sinclair, Sind, Sindbad the Sailor, Sindhi, sindon, sindonology, sine, sinecure, sine curve

How to use Sindhi in a sentence

There are four in Pakistan, for speakers of Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, and Punjabi.
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Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, Urdu-speaking or Pakhtun, Karachi is where they all come, and also where they clash.
Pakistan's Daring Fashion Week|Anam Mansuri|April 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To its north it has Sindhi and to its south Marathi, both outer languages with which it has only a slight connexion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Sindhi

Sindhi

/ (ˈsɪndɪ) /

noun

plural -dhi or -dhis a former inhabitant of Sind. The Muslim majority now lives in Pakistan while the Hindu minority has mostly moved to India

the language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

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