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”)

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