zindabad

/ ˈzɪndɑːˌbɑːd /

verb

1. (tr) long live: used as part of a slogan in India, Pakistan, etc Compare murdabad

Word History and Origins

Origin of zindabad¹

Hindi, from Persian

Example Sentences

The morning newspapers saluted him with "Zendabad" - a pun on zindabad, the Urdu word for long live.

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His attackers asked him to chant "Hindustan Zindabad" or "Long Live India" and "Jai Shri Ram" or "Victory to Lord Ram" - a popular greeting that's been turned into a murder cry by Hindu lynch mobs in recent years.

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The perpetually busy arterial highways that connect most northern Indian towns to this city of 29 million people now pulse to the cries of “Inquilab Zindabad” — “Long live the revolution.”

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The perpetually busy arterial highways that connect most northern Indian towns to this city of 29 million people now pulse to the cries of “Inquilab Zindabad” - “Long live the revolution.”

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As Kaur walked hand in hand with her husband, a great cry emerged from one of the vehicles: “Inquilab Zindabad.”

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