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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

निर्बल • (nirbala) stem

  1. weak, powerless