Samandar

Samandar is a term used in Persian, Urdu, Hindi and related languages that translates roughly to "sea" or "ocean." In everyday speech and in poetry, it often evokes vastness, travel, and the unknown. The spelling Samandar is common in transliterations into the Latin alphabet; variants include Samundar and Samandar.

Beyond its meaning, Samandar also appears as a proper name. It is used as a given name for people in South Asia and the Middle East, drawing on the sea imagery of breadth and depth. It is also used in toponymy, appearing in place names and geographic features in coastal regions where Persian, Urdu, or related linguistic influences have been historically present.

In literature, film, and music, Samandar is used in titles and lyrics to evoke the sea or to symbolize distance, longing, and the journey. The term carries a poetic resonance in South Asian and Middle Eastern cultural contexts, where the sea is a common motif for both literal coastlines and symbolic exploration.