गिरफ़्तार
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian گرفتار (giriftâr, “prisoner; slave”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.ɾəf.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾəf.t̪äːɾ], /ɡɪ.ɾəpʰ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾəpʰ.t̪äːɾ]
Adjective
गिरफ़्तार • (giraftār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گرفتار)
- 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
- गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftār karnā, “to take into custody, arrest”)
Related terms
- गिरफ़्त (giraft, “custody”)
- गिरफ़्तारी (giraftārī, “arrest; taking into custody”)