ہندوستان

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستان (hindustān). Equivalent to ہندو (hindū, “Indian”) +‎ ـستان (-stān, “-land”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɪn.d̪oː.st̪ɑːn/, /ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: ہِنْ‧دُوسْ‧تان

Proper noun

ہِنْدوسْتان • (hindostān) m (Hindi spelling हिन्दुस्तान)

  1. India (a country in South Asia).
    Synonyms: بھارت (bhārat), انڈیا (inḍiyā), ہِنْدِیَہ (hindiya)
  2. (archaic) Hindustan, the Indian Subcontinent
    Synonyms: برصغیر (barr-e-saġīr), ہند (hind)

See also

References

  • “ہندوستان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ہندوستان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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