दारिद्र

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दालिद्र (dālidra), दारिद्र्य (dāridrya)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दारिद्र (dāridra). Doublet of दारिद (dārid).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾɪd̪.ɾᵊ/, [d̪äː.ɾɪd̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

दारिद्र • (dāridra) m (Urdu spelling دارِدْر) (formal)

1. poverty, wretchedness, indigence

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ग़रीबी

Declension

Declension of दारिद्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दारिद्र dāridra	दारिद्र dāridra
oblique	दारिद्र dāridra	दारिद्रों dāridrõ
vocative	दारिद्र dāridra	दारिद्रो dāridro

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दारिद्र”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दारिद्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “दारिद्र”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दारिद्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑː.ɾid.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ɾid̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

दारिद्र • (dāridra) stem, n

1. Alternative form of दारिद्र्य (dāridrya, “poverty”)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दारिद्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दारिद्रम् (dāridram)	दारिद्रे (dāridre)	दारिद्राणि (dāridrāṇi) दारिद्रा¹ (dāridrā¹)
vocative	दारिद्र (dāridra)	दारिद्रे (dāridre)	दारिद्राणि (dāridrāṇi) दारिद्रा¹ (dāridrā¹)
accusative	दारिद्रम् (dāridram)	दारिद्रे (dāridre)	दारिद्राणि (dāridrāṇi) दारिद्रा¹ (dāridrā¹)
instrumental	दारिद्रेण (dāridreṇa)	दारिद्राभ्याम् (dāridrābhyām)	दारिद्रैः (dāridraiḥ) दारिद्रेभिः¹ (dāridrebhiḥ¹)
dative	दारिद्राय (dāridrāya)	दारिद्राभ्याम् (dāridrābhyām)	दारिद्रेभ्यः (dāridrebhyaḥ)
ablative	दारिद्रात् (dāridrāt)	दारिद्राभ्याम् (dāridrābhyām)	दारिद्रेभ्यः (dāridrebhyaḥ)
genitive	दारिद्रस्य (dāridrasya)	दारिद्रयोः (dāridrayoḥ)	दारिद्राणाम् (dāridrāṇām)
locative	दारिद्रे (dāridre)	दारिद्रयोः (dāridrayoḥ)	दारिद्रेषु (dāridreṣu)

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