बेचारा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बिचारा (bicārā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیچاره (bē-čāra, “poor, helpless, pathetic”), from بی (bē, “without”) + چاره (čāra, “help”). Compare Punjabi ਵਿਚਾਰਾ (vicārā) / وِچارا (vicārā), Gujarati બિચારું (bicārũ), Marathi बिचारे (bicāre), Bengali বেচারা (becara), Assamese বেচেৰা (besera).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /beː.t͡ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [beː.t͡ʃäː.ɾäː]
Adjective
बेचारा • (becārā) (Urdu spelling بیچارہ)
- helpless
- forlorn
- unfortunate, poor
- बेचारे बच्चे गुम हो गये। ― becāre bacce gum ho gaye. ― The unfortunate children were lost.
Declension
Declension of बेचारा (ā-stem)
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | बेचारा becārā |
बेचारे becāre |
बेचारी becārī |
बेचारी becārī |
| oblique | बेचारे becāre |
बेचारे becāre |
बेचारी becārī |
बेचारी becārī |
| vocative | बेचारे becāre |
बेचारे becāre |
बेचारी becārī |
बेचारी becārī |
Noun
बेचारा • (becārā) m (Urdu spelling بیچارہ)
- a helpless person (used in pity)
- poor creature
- poor wretch
- बिचारा गिरा और मर गया। ― bicārā girā aur mar gayā. ― The unfortunate fellow fell down and died.
Declension
Declension of बेचारा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बेचारा becārā |
बेचारे becāre |
| oblique | बेचारे becāre |
बेचारों becārõ |
| vocative | बेचारे becāre |
बेचारो becāro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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