Meanings
- South AsiaLong live.
- South AsiaslangUsed to express an intense approval or suggest the use of something.
Jio zindabad
2022 May 18, Successful_Pizza2802, Reddit5 more examples
Libgen Zindabad
2021 September 30, Ok_Option_474, RedditSince I will never get an uber, the ride is just never available whichever city I am in, bhai auto zindabad !
2023 August 1, Swastika Mukherjee (@swastika24), TwitterPublic transport zindabad! / 3:35 - am outside Vanaz stn / 3:42 - metro leaves / 4:20 - metro reaches Ramwadi / 4:26 shuttle leaves / 4:38 - reached airport
2024 March 11, Pushkaraj Apte (@pushkarajapte), TwitterGoogle Translate zindabad !
2024 November 4, Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD (@malpani), TwitterBangladesh zindabad!
2025 March 3, Ahsan Mahim(@AhsanMahim4), TwitterAntonyms: murdabad
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to express an intense approval or suggest the use of something.
Origin
- Classical Persianزنده باد
- Hindustani
- Englishzindabad
Borrowed from Hindustani ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād) / زندہ باد (zinda bād, “long live”), from Classical Persian زنده باد (zinda bād).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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