गिरफ़्तार

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گرفتار (giriftār, prisoner; slave). Compare Bengali গ্রেফতার (grephtar), Punjabi ਗਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ (griftār).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.ɾəf.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐf.t̪äːɾ], /ɡɪ.ɾəpʰ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐpʰ.t̪äːɾ]

Adjective

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गिरफ़्तार (giraftār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گرفتار)

  1. in custody
    क्या अपराधी गिरफ़्तार हुआ या नहीं?
    kyā aprādhī giraftār huā yā nahī̃?
    Has the criminal been taken into custody or not?

Derived terms

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