سندھ
sindh/sɪnd̪ʱ/
sindh is the Urdu word for Sindh, a province of Pakistan.
سندھ is used as a proper noun to refer to the specific province of Sindh in Pakistan.
Meaning: province of Pakistan (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sindh. The IPA is /sɪnd̪ʱ/.
Did you know?
- The word سندھ is a linguistic relative of the English word 'India'. Both terms originate from the ancient name for the Indus River.
- While سندھ is a proper noun in Urdu, its ancient ancestor in Sanskrit, sindhu, was a common noun used to describe any large river or the 'sea'.
- The name سندھ is closely linked to the ancient civilization of the Indus Valley, one of the world's earliest urban cultures, which predates the modern Urdu language by millennia.
Examples in context
- سندھ ایک بہت بڑا صوبہ ہے۔Sindh ek bohat bara sooba hai.Sindh is a very large province.
- میں سندھ کے شہر کراچی میں رہتا ہوں۔Mein Sindh ke shehar Karachi mein rehta hoon.I live in the city of Karachi in Sindh.
- کیا آپ نے کبھی سندھ کا دورہ کیا ہے؟Kya aap ne kabhi Sindh ka dora kiya hai?Have you ever visited Sindh?
Example conversation
Hamza and Fatima are talking about their travel plans.
- حمزہ Hamzaفاطمہ، میں اس سال سندھ جا رہا ہوں۔Fatima, main is saal Sindh ja raha hoon.Fatima, I am going to Sindh this year.
- فاطمہ Fatimaیہ تو بہت اچھی بات ہے!Yeh toh bohat achi baat hai!That is very great!
- حمزہ Hamzaآپ بھی میرے ساتھ چلیں؟Aap bhi mere sath chalein?Would you like to come with me?
- فاطمہ Fatimaہاں، مجھے سندھ دیکھنا ہے۔Haan, mujhe Sindh dekhna hai.Yes, I want to see Sindh.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sindh” translations and entries سندھ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سندھ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
