बेचारा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بیچاره (bēčāra, poor, helpless, pathetic), from بی (, without) +‎ چاره (čāra, help). Compare Punjabi ਵਿਚਾਰਾ (vicārā) / وِچارا (vicārā), Gujarati બિચારું (bicārũ), Marathi बिचारे (bicāre), Bengali বেচারা (becara), Assamese বেচেৰা (besera).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /beː.t͡ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [beː.t͡ʃäː.ɾäː]

Adjective

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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.

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Noun

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बेचारा (becārām (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.

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