रंद

Hindi

Etymology

A de-aspirated form, inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀥 (raṃdha), from Sanskrit रन्ध्र (randhra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾənd̪/, [ɾɐ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

रंद • (rand) m

1. (historical, military, architecture) embrasure
   • Nazeer Akbarabadi :

     क्या रैनी ख़ंदक़ रंद बड़े क्या बुर्ज कंगूरा अनमोला,
     [...]
     सब ठाठ पड़ा रह जावेगा जब लाद चलेगा बंजारा

     kyā rainī xandaq rand baṛe kyā burj kaṅgūrā anmolā,
     [...]
     sab ṭhāṭh paṛā rah jāvegā jab lād calegā bañjārā

     What of your dyes, trenches and big embrasures? Of what purpose exquisite turrets and merlons,
     [...]
     All your splendour will lie useless, when the nomad packs up and leaves.

   • 1968, Mathurālāla Śarmā, Mugala sāmrājya kā udaya aura vaibhava, 1526-1657, page 400:

     इसका एक सिरा आगरा दुर्ग की प्राचीर के रंद में लगा हुआ था और दुसरा नदी के तट पर एक पत्थर के स्तम्भ से बंधा हुआ था।

     iskā ek sirā āgrā durg kī prācīr ke rand mẽ lagā huā thā aur dusrā nadī ke taṭ par ek patthar ke stambh se bandhā huā thā.

     Its one end was fastened in the embrasure of Agra fort's ramparts and the other was tied to a stone-pillar on the bank of river.

Declension

Declension of रंद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रंद rand	रंद rand
oblique	रंद rand	रंदों randõ
vocative	रंद rand	रंदो rando

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “रंद”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रंद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रंद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press