هندي
hindi
In Arabic, the word for "indian" is هندي (hindi).
هندي is used as an adjective to mean "of India".
Meaning: of India (adj)
Which one should you use?
The word هندي serves as the masculine form for both an adjective and a noun referring to a male person. When referring to a female person, use the feminine form هِنْدِيَّة. To refer to a group of Indians, the formal term الهنود is used.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form هندي is the masculine version used for both an adjective and a masculine noun. The feminine adjective is هِنْدِيَّة.
How do you pronounce it?
hindi
Did you know?
- In some Gulf dialects, the phrase هندي might be used to refer specifically to a worker from South Asia, regardless of whether they are from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
- In the golden age of Islamic science, many foundational texts on mathematics and astronomy were called الأرقام الهندية or 'Indian numerals', acknowledging the origin of the digits used in Arabic today.
- The term الهنود for Indians is a 'broken plural', a unique Arabic grammatical feature where the internal structure of the word changes rather than just adding a suffix.
Examples in context
- جلسة الأمم المتحدة تضم الهنود الذين يتحدثون بالعربية.The United Nations assembly comprises Indians who speak Arabic.
- أصدقائي وأنا نحب أكل الطعام الهندي.My friends and I love Indian food.
- اشترت أمي ثوباً هندياً.Ishtarat ummi thawban hindiyan.My mother bought an Indian dress.
- هذا فيلم هندي مشهور.Hadha film hindi mashhur.This is a famous Indian movie.
