बेबस

Hindi

Etymology

From बे- (be-, “without”) +‎ बस (bas, “power, means”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.bəs/, [beː.bɐs]

Adjective

बेबस • (bebas) (indeclinable)

helpless, powerless
Synonyms: विवश (vivaś), लाचार (lācār)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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