Sindhi
Americannoun
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an inhabitant of Sind.
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a modern Indic language of the lower Indus valley.
adjective
noun
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a former inhabitant of Sind. The Muslim majority now lives in Pakistan while the Hindu minority has mostly moved to India
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the language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
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Etymology
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
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Like Mane, Mehboobani was a caddie while living in the Sindhi Camp slum, this onoriginally a refugee settlement that borders the golf course.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2019
Samina is a worker for the Marginalised Area Reproductive Health Viable Initiative – Marvi – once a popular emblem of female independence in Sindhi folklore.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2016
Hamida Khuhro, a Sindhi nationalist leader, said the end of martial law "was a welcome first step."
From Time Magazine Archive
Before long, he had mastered Hindustani, Sindhi and half a dozen dialects.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the latter the words in use for common objects and acts are nearly all pure Baluchi, the remainder of the language being borrowed from Persian, Sindhi and Panjabi.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
My community of Sindhis, as we are known, was essentially homeless, and we dispersed globally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Millions of Hindu Sindhis crossing over the new, freshly drawn border wound up in Jodhpur, like my father’s grandmother.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
Pashtuns are the dominant tribe in Afghanistan but a minority in Pakistan among Punjabis, Sindhis, Baluchis and other ethnic groups.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012
The tall, light-skinned Punjabis, Pathans, Baluchis and Sindhis of West Pakistan are descendants of the Aryans who swept into the subcontinent in the second millennium B.C.
From Time Magazine Archive
West Pakistan, an arid, sprawling land much like the American Southwest, is inhabited by 45 million tall, hardy, light-complexioned Pathans, Sindhis, and Punjabis, who dominate the government and the army.
From Time Magazine Archive
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