گرفتار

گرفتار

Persian

Etymology

گرفت‎ (gereft, past stem of گرفتن‎ (gereftan)) +‎ ـار‎ (-âr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡiɾiftɑːɾ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾɪftɒːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡeɾeftɒːɾ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡiɾiftɔɾ/

Adjective

گرفتار • (gereftâr)

1. seized; captured; arrested
2. entangled; involved (in an affair)
3. overwhelmed by work; extremely busy

Derived terms

• گرفتار کردن‎ (gereftâr kardan)
• گرفتاری‎ (gereftâri)

 

Descendants

• → Bengali: গ্রেফতার (grephtar), গ্রেপ্তার (greptar)
• → Hindustani: giraftār

  Hindi: गिरफ़्तार

  Urdu: گرفتار‎

• → Punjabi: gariftār, griftār

  Gurmukhi: ਗਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ, ਗ੍ਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ

  Shahmukhi: گرِفتار‎‎

• → Uyghur: گىرىپتار‎ (giriptar)