गिरफ़्तार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گرفتار (giriftār, “prisoner; slave”). Compare Bengali গ্রেফতার (grephtar), Punjabi ਗਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰ (griftār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪ.ɾəf.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐf.t̪äːɾ], /ɡɪ.ɾəpʰ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɡɪ.ɾɐpʰ.t̪äːɾ]

Adjective

गिरफ़्तार • (giraftār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گرفتار)

1. in custody

   क्या अपराधी गिरफ़्तार हुआ या नहीं?

   kyā aprādhī giraftār huā yā nahī̃?

   Has the criminal been taken into custody or not?

Derived terms

• गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftār karnā, “to take into custody, arrest”)

Related terms

• गिरफ़्त (giraft, “custody”)
• गिरफ़्तारी (giraftārī, “arrest; taking into custody”)