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الهند

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian هند (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, a river, stream).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْهِنْد (al-hindf

  1. India (country in Asia)

Usage notes

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  • The country name is one of those that always appear with the article. Otherwise اَلْهِنْد (al-hind) can also be the definite form of هِنْد m (hind, Indians collectively).

Declension

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Declension of noun الْهِنْد (al-hind)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْهِنْد
al-hind
nominative الْهِنْدُ
al-hindu
accusative الْهِنْدَ
al-hinda
genitive الْهِنْدِ
al-hindi
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Descendants

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  • Swahili: Uhindi

References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “هند”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN