बेईमान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بی ایمان (bē-īmān, “faithless”). Equivalent to बे- (be-) +‎ ईमान (īmān, “faith”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.iː.mɑːn/, [beː.iː.mä̃ːn]

Adjective

बेईमान • (beīmān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بے ایمان)

1. faithless, irreligious

Related terms

• बेईमानी (beīmānī, “faithlessness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेईमान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page बे-