निवृत्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवृत्त (nivṛtta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪʋ.ɾɪt̪t̪/, [nɪʋ.ɾɪt̪(ː)]

Adjective

निवृत्त • (nivŕtt) (indeclinable)

1. retired

   मैं आनेवाले हफ़्ते को इस्तीफ़ा देके निवृत्त हो जाऊँगा।

   ma͠i ānevāle hafte ko istīfā deke nivŕtt ho jāūṅgā.

   I'll resign next week, and then retire.

2. free, liberated

   Synonym: मुक्त (mukt)

3. abstaining, not partaking

Related terms

• निवारण (nivāraṇ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “निवृत्त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निवृत्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निवृत्त”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House