निर्भर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्भर (nirbhara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪɾ.bʱəɾ/
Adjective
निर्भर • (nirbhar)
- dependent, reliant
- 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
- dependence
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निर्भर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Etymology
निस्- (nis-) + भर (bhara). The corresponding verb is निर्भरति (nirbharati, “to take, to draw out”)
Adjective
निर्भर • (nirbhara)
- full of, filled with
- violent
- ardent
- deep
Derived terms
- निर्भरम् (nirbharam, “deep, soundly, vehement”)
- निर्भरनिद्रा (nirbharanidrā, “sound asleep”)
- निर्भरप्रणयिता (nirbharapraṇayitā, “deep affection”)