निर्बल

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्बल (nirbala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪɾ.bəl/, [nɪɾ.bɐl]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Adjective[edit]

निर्बल (nirbal) (indeclinable)

  1. weak
  2. unstressed, unaccented
  3. feeble
  4. sleazy
  5. decrepit
  6. emaciated
  7. effete
  8. low-powered
  9. (literally) forceless, powerless

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of निर्- (nir-) +‎ बल (bala).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

निर्बल (nirbala) stem

  1. weak, powerless

References[edit]

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “निस्”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]