zindabad
/ˈzɪndɑːˌbɑːd
/exclamation Indian
Used to express approval or encouragement: ‘Zindabad!’ the crowd responded...
- Hours later he arrived to address a BJP rally in Sultanpur only to hear full-throated cries of ‘Rahul Gandhi zindabad!’
- ‘Sonia Gandhi zindabad,’ they shout as security men form a ring round her.
- The solidarity led to chants of ‘BA staff, zindabad!’
Origin
From Urdu zindābād 'may (a person) live!'.