Meanings
To be alive or exist; to have life.
زندہ ہونا یا وجود رکھنا؛ جان ہونا۔
زندہ
zinda
Common Collocations
- live a life
- live in the moment
- live for today
Example Sentences
I want to live a healthy lifestyle.
میں صحت مند طرز زندگی گزارنا چاہتا ہوں۔
Main sehat mand tarz-e-zindagi guzarna chahta hoon.
Do you want to live in this city?
کیا آپ اس شہر میں رہنا چاہتے ہیں؟
Kya aap is shehar mein rehna chahte hain?
She lives her life to the fullest.
وہ اپنی زندگی بھرپور انداز میں گزار رہی ہے۔
Wo apni zindagi bharpoor andaaz mein guzar rahi hai.
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Think of 'live' like 'alive' – both mean to be full of life!
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✍️ Urdu Poetry
زندگی سے یہی گلستاں کی آرزو ہے، / مرنے سے پہلے جینا ہمیں سکھا دو
Zindagi se yahi gulistan ki arzoo hai, / Marne se pehle jeena humein sikha do.
This is the wish of the garden of life, / Teach us to live before we die.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
ہر دن نئی زندگی کی خبر
Har din nai zindagi ki khabar.
Every day brings news of new life.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "libban" — to remain alive, to live
First known use: 14th century
The word has evolved from Old English 'libban' and has been used since the early 14th century.