الهند
Arabic
Etymology
From Persian هند (hend), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”). It's one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الْهِنْد • (al-hind) f
- (feminine) India (the country)
- (masculine) East Indians (the people)
Declension
Declension of noun الْهِنْد (al-hind)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | الْهِنْد al-hind |
— |
Nominative | — | الْهِنْدُ al-hindu |
— |
Accusative | — | الْهِنْدَ al-hinda |
— |
Genitive | — | الْهِنْدِ al-hindi |
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Related terms
- الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-hindiyy)
- هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy)
- الْهِنْد الصِّينِيَّة (al-hind aṣ-ṣīniyya)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “هند”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Categories:
- Arabic terms borrowed from Persian
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- Arabic terms derived from Sanskrit
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- Arabic feminine nouns
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
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- ar:Countries in Asia
- ar:India