मोहताज
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मुहताज (muhtāj)
Etymology
From Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj), active and passive participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, “to need”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːʱ.t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/
Adjective
मोहताज • (mohtāj) (Urdu spelling محتاج)
- needy, wanting
- प्रजा दाना-पानी के लिए मोहताज है।
- prajā dānā-pānī ke lie mohtāj hai.
- The people are in need of food and water.
- Synonym: ज़रूरतमंद (zarūratmand)
- destitute, poor
- Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan), धनहीन (dhanhīn)
Noun
मोहताज • (mohtāj) m (Urdu spelling محتاج)
- pauper, beggar, a poor person
- Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra)
Declension
Declension of मोहताज | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | मोहताज (mohtāj) | मोहताज (mohtāj) |
Oblique | मोहताज (mohtāj) | मोहताजों (mohtājõ) |
Vocative | मोहताज (mohtāj) | मोहताजो (mohtājo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुहताज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press