मोहताज

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Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj), active and passive participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, to need).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /moːɦ.t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/,

Adjective

मोहताज (mohtāj) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling محتاج)

  1. needy, wanting
    Synonym: ज़रूरतमंद (zarūratmand)
    प्रजा दाना-पानी के लिए मोहताज है।
    prajā dānā-pānī ke lie mohtāj hai.
    The people are in need of food and water.
  2. destitute, poor
    Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan), धनहीन (dhanhīn)

Noun

मोहताज (mohtājm (Urdu spelling محتاج)

  1. pauper, beggar, a poor person
    Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra)

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