Sindhi

[ sin-dee ]

noun

, plural Sind·his, (especially collectively) Sind·hi

1. an inhabitant of Sind.
2. a modern Indic language of the lower Indus valley.

adjective

1. of or relating to Sind or its inhabitants.

Sindhi

/ ˈsɪndɪ /

noun

1. -dhi-dhis a former inhabitant of Sind. The Muslim majority now lives in Pakistan while the Hindu minority has mostly moved to India
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sindhi¹

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; Hindi

Example Sentences

There are four in Pakistan, for speakers of Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, and Punjabi.

From The Daily Beast

Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, Urdu-speaking or Pakhtun, Karachi is where they all come, and also where they clash.

From The Daily Beast

To its north it has Sindhi and to its south Marathi, both outer languages with which it has only a slight connexion.

From Project Gutenberg