गिरावट

Hindi

Etymology

गिरना (girnā, “to fall”) +‎ -आवट (-āvaṭ)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪ.ɾɑː.ʋəʈ/, [ɡɪ.ɾäː.ʋɐʈ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː.ʋəʈ

Noun

गिरावट • (girāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling گِراوَٹ)

1. fall, downfall
2. decrease, decline

   दरों में गिरावट ― darõ mẽ girāvaṭ ― decline in prices

3. degradation

   चरित्र की गिरावट ― caritra kī girāvaṭ ― degradation of character

Declension

Declension of गिरावट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरावट girāvaṭ	गिरावटें girāvaṭẽ
oblique	गिरावट girāvaṭ	गिरावटों girāvaṭõ
vocative	गिरावट girāvaṭ	गिरावटो girāvaṭo

Synonyms

• पतन (patan)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गिरावट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.