मोहताज

Hindi

Alternative forms

मुहताज (muhtāj)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj), active and passive participle of اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja, “to need”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /moːɦ.t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/, [moːʱ.t̪äːd͡ʒ]

Adjective

मोहताज • (mohtāj) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling محتاج)

needy, wanting
Synonym: ज़रूरतमंद (zarūratmand)

प्रजा दाना-पानी के लिए मोहताज है।
prajā dānā-pānī ke lie mohtāj hai.
The people are in need of food and water.
destitute, poor
Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan), धनहीन (dhanhīn)

Noun

मोहताज • (mohtāj) m (Urdu spelling محتاج)

pauper, beggar, a poor person
Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra)

Declension

Declension of *मोहताज* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मोहताज mohtāj	मोहताज mohtāj
oblique	मोहताज mohtāj	मोहताजों mohtājõ
vocative	मोहताज mohtāj	मोहताजो mohtājo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुहताज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press