गिरफ़्तार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (giriftār, “prisoner; slave”). Compare Bengali গ্রেফতার (grephtar), Punjabi ਗਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ (griftār).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪ.ɾəf.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐf.t̪äːɾ], /ɡɪ.ɾəpʰ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐpʰ.t̪äːɾ]

Adjective

गिरफ़्तार • (giraftār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گرفتار)

in custody
क्या अपराधी गिरफ़्तार हुआ या नहीं?
kyā aprādhī giraftār huā yā nahī̃?
Has the criminal been taken into custody or not?

Derived terms

गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftār karnā, “to take into custody, arrest”)

Related terms

गिरफ़्त (giraft, “custody”)
गिरफ़्तारी (giraftārī, “arrest; taking into custody”)

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