ग़रीब

See also: ग़रीबी

Hindi

Etymology

From Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “foreign(er); strange, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣə.ɾiːb/, [ɣɐ.ɾiːb], /ɡə.ɾiːb/, [ɡɐ.ɾiːb]
• Rhymes: -əɾiːb, -iːb

Adjective

ग़रीब • (ġarīb) (Urdu spelling غریب)

1. poor, impoverished

   Synonyms: दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan)

2. (obsolete) foreign, strange

   (deprecated template usage) अजीब-ओ-ग़रीब ― ajīb-o-ġarīb ― weird and strange

Related terms

• ग़रीबी (ġarībī)

Noun

ग़रीब • (ġarīb) m (Urdu spelling غریب)

1. a poor man
2. (obsolete) foreigner, stranger