ہندوستان

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Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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ہِنْدوسْتان (hindostānm (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

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References

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  • ہندوستان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ہندوستان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.