गरीब

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣə.ɾiːb/, , /ɡə.ɾiːb/,
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Adjective

गरीब • (ġarīb) (indeclinable)

  1. nuqtaless form of ग़रीब (ġarīb)

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غریب (ğarīḇ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

गरीब • (garīb) (Latin script gorib, Kannada script ಗರೀಬ್)

  1. poor

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غریب (ğarīḇ), from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb). Compare Bengali গরীব (gorib), Gujarati ગરીબ (garīb), Hindi ग़रीब (ġarīb).

Pronunciation

Adjective

गरीब • (garīb)

  1. poor, impoverished
    Synonym: दरिद्री (daridrī)
    Antonym: श्रीमंत (śrīmanta)

Noun

गरीब • (garīb) m or f

  1. poor person

Declension

Declension of गरीब (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		गरीब
garīb
direct
plural 		गरीब
garīb
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		गरीब
garīb 		गरीब
garīb
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		गरीबा
garībā 		गरीबां-
garībān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		गरीबाला
garībālā 		गरीबांना
garībānnā
ergative गरीबाने, गरीबानं
garībāne, garībāna 		गरीबांनी
garībānnī
instrumental गरीबाशी
garībāśī 		गरीबांशी
garībānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		गरीबात
garībāt 		गरीबांत
garībāt
vocative
संबोधन 		गरीबा
garībā 		गरीबांनो
garībānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of गरीब (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		गरीबाचा
garībāċā 		गरीबाचे
garībāċe 		गरीबाची
garībācī 		गरीबाच्या
garībācā 		गरीबाचे, गरीबाचं
garībāċe, garībāċa 		गरीबाची
garībācī 		गरीबाच्या
garībācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		गरीबांचा
garībānċā 		गरीबांचे
garībānċe 		गरीबांची
garībāñcī 		गरीबांच्या
garībāncā 		गरीबांचे, गरीबांचं
garībānċe, garībānċa 		गरीबांची
garībāñcī 		गरीबांच्या
garībāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गरीब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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