zindabad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād) / زندہ باد‎ (Zinda Bād, “long live”), from Classical Persian ‎ (zinda bād).

Interjection

zindabad

(South Asia) A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever", in praise of a leader.
Inquilab Zindabad!

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:come on

See also

Bangladesh Zindabad

References

“zindabad”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“zindabad”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“zindabad” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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