ગરીબ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غریب (ğarīḇ, “strange, foreign”), from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “outsider, foreigner”). Compare Hindi ग़रीब (ġarīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡə.ɾib/

Adjective

ગરીબ • (garīb)

1. poor, arm

   Synonyms: દીન (dīn), નિર્ધન (nirdhan), અકિંચન (akiñcan), કંગાલ (kaṅgāl)

2. humble in nature, gentle, meek

   Synonyms: રાંક (rā̃k), સાલસ (sālas), નરમ (naram)