Meanings
proper noun
alternative Gajwa-e-Hind · alternative Gazwa-e-Hind · alternative Ghazwat ul Hind
- IslamA prophecy in some hadiths where an Islamic army invades and conquers the Indian subcontinent, as part of the events leading to the eventual apocalypse.
Origin
- Arabicغَزْوَة الْهِنْد“battle of Hind (India)”
- Classical Persianغزوهٔ هند
- Urduغَزْوَۂ ہِنْد
- EnglishGhazwa-e-Hind
Borrowed from Urdu غَزْوَۂ ہِنْد (ġazva-yi hind), from Classical Persian غزوهٔ هند (ġazwa-yi hind), from Arabic غَزْوَة الْهِنْد (ḡazwa(t) al-hind, “battle of Hind (India)”).
More words from Urdu, Classical Persian, Arabic
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Arabic غَزْوَة الْهِنْد
- غَزْوَة الْهِنْدa prophesied war against India
Bengali গাজওয়াতুল হিন্দ
- গাজওয়াতুল হিন্দ (gajōẇatul hindo)a prophesied war against India
Hindi ग़ज़वा-ए-हिंद, गजवा-ए-हिन्द
- ग़ज़वा-ए-हिंद (ġazvā-e-hind)a prophesied war against India
- गजवा-ए-हिन्द (gajvā-e-hind)a prophesied war against India
Urdu غزہ الہند, غزوہ الہند
- غزہ الہندa prophesied war against India
- غزوہ الہندa prophesied war against India
- غَزْوَۂ ہِنْد (ġazva-yi hind)a prophesied war against India
- حدیث غزوہ ہندa prophesied war against India
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