ग़ुरबत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غربت (ğurbat), from Arabic غُرْبَة (ḡurba).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɣʊɾ.bət̪/, [ɣʊɾ.bɐt̪], /ɡʊɾ.bət̪/, [ɡʊɾ.bɐt̪]

Noun

ग़ुरबत • (ġurbat) f (Urdu spelling غربت)

1. state of being a foreigner, or being far from one's native-abode
2. homesickness, alienation
3. wretchedness, poverty, humility

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ġurabata”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुरबत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ghurbat”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.