Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قید (qayd), from Arabic قَيْد (qayd). Compare Bengali কয়েদ (koẏed), Gujarati કેદ (ked).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qɛːd̪/, /kɛːd̪/

Noun

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क़ैद (qaidf (Urdu spelling قید)

  1. bondage
  2. incarceration, imprisonment
    • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib :
      क़ैद-ए-हयात-ओ-बंद-ए-ग़म, अस्ल में दोनों एक हैं
      qaid-e-hayāt-o-band-e-ġam, asl mẽ donõ ek ha͠i
      The prison of life and the bondage of grief are one and the same

Declension

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