निर्भर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्भर (nirbhara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.bʱəɾ/, [nɪɾ.bʱɐɾ]

Adjective

निर्भर • (nirbhar)

1. dependent, reliant

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   मेरी दुकान सरकार पर निर्भर है।

   merī dukān sarkār par nirbhar hai.

   My shop is dependent on the government.

   Antonym: स्वतंत्र (svatantra)

Derived terms

• निर्भरता (nirbhartā)

Noun

निर्भर • (nirbhar) m

1. dependence

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निर्भर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

निस्- (nis-) +‎ भर (bhara). The corresponding verb is निर्भरति (nirbharati, “to take, to draw out”)

Adjective

1. full of, filled with
2. violent
3. ardent
4. deep

Derived terms

• निर्भरम् (nirbharam, “deep, soundly, vehement”)
• निर्भरनिद्रा (nirbharanidrā, “sound asleep”)
• निर्भरप्रणयिता (nirbharapraṇayitā, “deep affection”)