مردہ باد

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرده باد, from مرده (murda, “dead”) + باد (bād, “may ... be”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊɾ.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd̪

Interjection

مُرْدَہ باد • (murda bād) (Hindi spelling मुरदाबाद)

1. down with, death to...!

   ظالموں مردہ باد ― Death to tyrants!