Urdu

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَيْن (bayn, between, separation) +‎ Arabic المِلِّيّ (al-milliyy, pertaining to a religious community). The Arabic word مِلَّة (milla) (loaned via Classical Persian) is used in the dated sense of "nation, people" as is current in Persian and Urdu مِلَّت (millat).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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بَینُ الْمِلّی (bainul-millī) (Hindi spelling बैनुल-मिल्ली)

  1. intranational
    Synonym: بَینُ المُلْکی (bain-ul-mulkī)

References

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  • بین+المل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.