ग़रीब

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ग़रीब

/ɣə.ɾiːb/ Hindi, Standard
[ɣɐ.ɾiːb] Hindi, Standard
/ɡə.ɾiːb/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡɐ.ɾiːb] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -əɾiːb, -iːb

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian غَرِیب (ġarīb), borrowed from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb). Compare Bengali গরীব (gorib), Gujarati ગરીબ (garīb), Marathi गरीब (garīb).

adjective ġarīb · غریب · गरीब

indeclinable poor, impoverished
Similar: दरिद्र, निर्धन
indeclinable, obsolete foreign, strange अजीब-ओ-ग़रीब

noun ġarīb · غریب · ग़रीब · ग़रीबों

by personal gender, feminine, masculine poor person
by personal gender, feminine, masculine, obsolete foreigner, stranger

In English

poor with few or no possessions or money

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"ग़रीब." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ग़रीब. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC

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"ग़रीब." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ग़रीब},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}