बरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَرِيء (barīʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɾiː/, [bɐ.ɾiː]

Adjective

बरी • (barī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بری)

1. exempt, absolved, clear
2. (law) acquitted

   कोर्ट ने आज फ़ैसला दिया कि वह इस आरोप से बरी है।

   korṭ ne āj faislā diyā ki vah is ārop se barī hai.

   The court gave the decision today that he is acquitted from this charge.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press