निर्बल

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्बल (nirbala).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.bəl/, [nɪɾ.bɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Adjective

निर्बल • (nirbal) (indeclinable)

1. weak
2. unstressed, unaccented
3. feeble
4. sleazy
5. decrepit
6. emaciated
7. effete
8. low-powered
9. (literally) forceless, powerless

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিৰ্বল (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬃᬩᬮ (Balinese script)
• নির্বল (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰨𑰿𑰤𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• နိရ်္ဗလ (Burmese script)
• નિર્બલ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਰ੍ਬਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦂꦧꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂩𑂹𑂥𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿರ್ಬಲ (Kannada script)
• និព៌ល (Khmer script)
• ນິຣ຺ພລ (Lao script)
• നിര്ബല (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᡵᠪᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘤𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠷᠪᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧈𑧠𑧄𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐮 (Newa script)
• ନିର୍ବଲ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢬ꣄ꢨꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆫𑇀𑆧𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖨𑖿𑖤𑖩 (Siddham script)
• නිර්‍බල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩼 𑪙𑩲𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚤𑚶𑚠𑚥 (Takri script)
• நிர்ப³ல (Tamil script)
• నిర్బల (Telugu script)
• นิรฺพล (Thai script)
• ནི་རྦ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒩𑓂𑒥𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨫𑩇𑨠𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of निर्- (nir-) +‎ बल (bala).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niɾ.bɐ.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪iɾ.bɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

निर्बल • (nirbala) stem

1. weak, powerless

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “निस्”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]