ग़रीब

See also: ग़रीबी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “foreign(er); strange, peculiar”). Compare Gujarati ગરીબ (garīb).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣə.ɾiːb/, [ɣɐ.ɾiːb], /ɡə.ɾiːb/, [ɡɐ.ɾiːb]
  • Rhymes: -əɾiːb, -iːb

Adjective

ग़रीब • (ġarīb) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling غریب)

  1. poor, impoverished
    Synonyms: दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan)
  2. (obsolete) foreign, strange
    अजीब-ओ-ग़रीब ― ajīb-o-ġarīb ― weird and strange

Noun

ग़रीब • (ġarīb) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling غریب)

  1. poor person
  2. (obsolete) foreigner, stranger

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of ग़रीब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीब
ġarīb
oblique ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीबों
ġarībõ
vocative ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीबो
ġarībo
Declension of ग़रीब (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीबें
ġarībẽ
oblique ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीबों
ġarībõ
vocative ग़रीब
ġarīb		 ग़रीबो
ġarībo
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