ग़रीबी

See also: ग़रीब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian غریبی (ğaribi). By surface analysis, ग़रीब (ġarīb) + -ई ().

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣə.ɾiː.biː/, /ɡə.ɾiː.biː/

Noun

ग़रीबी (ġarībī) f (Urdu spelling غَرِیبی)

  1. poverty (state of being poor)
    विकासशील देशों में बहुत ग़रीबी होती है।
    vikāsśīl deśõ mẽ bahut ġarībī hotī hai.
    There is a lot of poverty in developing nations.
    Synonyms: दरिद्रता (daridratā), निर्धनता (nirdhantā); see also Thesaurus:ग़रीबी
  2. (rare) foreignness, strangeness (by extension) state of exile

Declension

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