गायब

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣɑː.jəb/, [ɣäː.jɐb], /ɡɑː.jəb/, [ɡäː.jɐb]
• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣɑːjb/, [ɣäːjb], /ɡɑːjb/, [ɡäːjb]

Adjective

गायब • (ġāyab or ġāyb) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling غائب)

1. nuqtaless form of ग़ायब (ġāyab, ġāyb)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غایب (ğāyib), from Arabic غَائِب (ḡāʔib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.jəb/

Adjective

गायब • (gāyab)

1. disappeared, gone
2. invisible

   Synonym: अदृश्य (adruśya)

References

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गायब”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).