Etymology

murdabad

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Today it means: A shout of hatred; "death to". Full definition →

Urdu مردہ باد ← Persian مرده باد
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  1. Persian · derived fromمرده باد
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromمردہ باد“death to”
  3. English todaymurdabad

Borrowed from Urdu مردہ باد (murda bād, “death to”), from Persian مرده باد (morde bâd).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.