ગરીબ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غریب (ğarīḇ, “strange, foreign”), from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “outsider, foreigner”). Compare Hindi ग़रीब (ġarīb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡə.ɾib/

Adjective

ગરીબ • (garīb)

  1. poor, arm
    Synonyms: દીન (dīn), નિર્ધન (nirdhan), અકિંચન (akiñcan), કંગાલ (kaṅgāl)
  2. humble in nature, gentle, meek
    Synonyms: રાંક (rā̃k), સાલસ (sālas), નરમ (naram)
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