बेचारा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बिचारा (bicārā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیچاره (bēčāra, “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) IPA^(key): /beː.t͡ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [beː.t͡ʃäː.ɾäː]

Adjective

बेचारा • (becārā) (Urdu spelling بیچارہ)

1. helpless
2. forlorn
3. 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)

1. a helpless person (used in pity)
2. poor creature
3. 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