हिन्द (hind)
noun
A literary/formal name for India, mostly encountered in compounds and set phrases rather than everyday speech; contrast with the everyday word भारत (bhaarat) and the country-name हिंदुस्तान (hindustaan).
Sense
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India (literary/formal name)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: भारत (bhaarat), हिंदुस्तान (hindustaan), इंडिया (indiyaa, colloquial)
Frequency: literary
Cultural Note: This word is the root behind names like हिंदुस्तान (hindustaan) and हिंदी (hindii) itself, tracing back through Persian to the old name for the Indus region. You'll meet it mainly in patriotic and ceremonial contexts, most famously in the sign-off जय हिन्द (jay hind).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use हिन्द (hind) as a everyday standalone word for 'India' the way they'd use भारत (bhaarat); in real speech and writing it appears almost exclusively inside fixed compounds and slogans (जय हिन्द (jay hind, 'victory to India'), हिन्द महासागर (hind mahaasaagar, 'Indian Ocean')) rather than as a freestanding noun in ordinary sentences.
Sample Sentences:
जय हिन्द!
Victory to India!
(jay hind!)
नेताजी हमेशा 'जय हिन्द' कहकर अपना भाषण समाप्त करते थे।
Netaji always used to end his speech by saying 'Jai Hind'.
(netaajii hameshaa 'jay hind' kahkar apnaa bhaashan samaapt karte the।)
हिन्द की धरती वीरों की भूमि रही है।
The land of Hind has been the land of brave warriors.
(hind kii dhartii viiron kii bhoomi rahii hai।)
सैनिक ने अंतिम साँस तक हिन्द की रक्षा की।
The soldier defended Hind until his last breath.
(sainik ne antim saans tak hind kii rakshaa kii।)
हिन्द का यह गौरव सदियों तक याद रखा जाएगा।
This glory of Hind will be remembered for centuries.
(hind kaa yah gaurav sadiyon tak yaad rakhaa jaaegaa।)
काश हिन्द फिर से सोने की चिड़िया कहलाता।
If only Hind were called the golden bird again.
(kaash hind phir se sone kii chidiyaa kahlaataa।)
हे हिन्द, तेरी माटी को नमन!
O Hind, salutations to your soil!
(he hind, terii maatii ko naman!)
कवि ने हिन्द की महिमा का गुणगान करते हुए कविता लिखी।
The poet wrote a poem while singing the glory of Hind.
(kavi ne hind kii mahimaa kaa gungaan karte hue kavitaa likhii।)
पत्र के अंत में उन्होंने 'जय हिन्द, जय भारत' लिखा।
At the end of the letter, he wrote 'Jai Hind, Jai Bharat'.
(patr ke ant men unhonne 'jay hind, jay bhaarat' likhaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
हिन्द
(hind)
(sg.m.oblique):
हिन्द
(hind)
(pl.m.direct):
हिन्द
(hind)
(pl.m.oblique):
हिन्दों
(hindon)