الهند
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Persian هند (hind), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”). It is one of the Arabic country names which require the definite article ال (al-).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الْهِنْد • (al-hind) f
- (feminine) India (the country)
- (masculine) East Indians (the people)
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْهِنْد (al-hind)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْهِنْد al-hind |
— |
| Nominative | — | الْهِنْدُ al-hindu |
— |
| Accusative | — | الْهِنْدَ al-hinda |
— |
| Genitive | — | الْهِنْدِ al-hindi |
— |
Related terms edit
- الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-hindiyy)
- هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy)
- الْهِنْد الصِّينِيَّة (al-hind aṣ-ṣīniyya)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “هند”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN