भरोसा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भरवश्य (bharavaśya). Compare Punjabi ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosā), Bengali ভরসা (bhorośa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ɾoː.sɑː/, [bʱɐ.ɾoː.säː]

Noun

भरोसा • (bharosā) m (Urdu spelling بھروسہ)

1. trust, faith, reliance, dependence

   भरोसा पाने में समय लगता है।

   bharosā pāne mẽ samay lagtā hai.

   It takes time to earn trust.

Declension

Declension of भरोसा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भरोसा bharosā	भरोसे bharose
oblique	भरोसे bharose	भरोसों bharosõ
vocative	भरोसे bharose	भरोसो bharoso

Descendants

• → Dhivehi: ބަރޯސާ (barōsā)

See also

• भरोसा देना (bharosā denā)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “भरोसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भरोसा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharavaśya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भरोसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press