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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian غربت (ğurbat), from Arabic غُرْبَة (ḡurba).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣʊɾ.bət̪/, , /ɡʊɾ.bət̪/,
Noun
ग़ुरबत • (ġurbat) f (Urdu spelling غربت)
- state of being a foreigner, or being far from one's native-abode
- homesickness, alienation
- wretchedness, poverty, humility
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ġurabata”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुरबत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ghurbat”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.