Persian

Noun

بندی • ‎(bandi) ‎(plural بندی‌ها ‎(bandi-hâ))

1. prisoner

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit वन्दिन् ‎(vandin)

Noun

بندی • ‎(bandī) m ‎(Hindi spelling बन्दी)

1. prisoner
2. captive
3. slave
4. (rare) bard
5. (rare) one who praises or extols

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-20-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)