گرفتار

Persian

Etymology

گرفت (gereft, past stem of گرفتن (gereftan)) +‎ ـار (-âr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡi.ɾif.ˈtɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.ɾɪf.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.ɾɪf.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.ɾɪf.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡi.ɾif.t̪ʰɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲe.ɹef.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡi.ɾif.t̪ʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	giriftār
Iranian reading?	gereftâr
Tajik reading?	giriftor

Adjective

گرفتار • (gereftâr)

1. seized; captured; arrested
2. entangled; involved (in an affair)
3. overwhelmed by work; extremely busy

Derived terms

• گرفتار کردن (gereftâr kardan)
• گرفتاری (gereftâri)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: giriftar
• → Bengali: গ্রেফতার (grephtar), গ্রেপ্তার (greptar)
• → Hindustani: giraftār

  Hindi: गिरफ़्तार

  Urdu: گرفتار

• → Ottoman Turkish: كرفتار (giriftar)
• → Punjabi: gariftār, griftār

  Gurmukhi: ਗਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ, ਗ੍ਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ

  Shahmukhi: گرِفتار

• → Uyghur: گىرىپتار (giriptar)