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poor meaning in Punjabi

غریب ġarīb

/pʊɚ/

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poor in Punjabi: غریب (ġarīb), ਕੰਗਾਲ (kaṅgāl), ਗ਼ਰੀਬ (ġarīb), ماڑا (māṛā). In English, poor means with no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

Punjabi words for poor

poor
غریب ġarīb, ਕੰਗਾਲ kaṅgāl, ਗ਼ਰੀਬ ġarīb, ماڑا māṛā
poor, penniless, needy
ਧਨਹੀਣ dhanhīṇ
poor; helpless; unfortunate
وچارہ vicārah
poor, helpless, hapless, unfortunate, wretched, pitiable
ਵਿਚਾਰਾ vicārā
poor; helpless
غریب ġarīb, ਗ਼ਰੀਬ ġarīb
the poor; destitute, working class
غریب ġarīb, ਗ਼ਰੀਬ ġarīb
poor, miserable
ਖਸਤਾ khastā
poor, indigent, wretched
ਦਰਮਾਂਦਾ darmāndā

English meaning of poor

  1. adjective With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
  2. adjective Of low quality.
  3. adjective Worthy of pity.
  4. adjective Deficient in a specified way.

Full definition of poor

poor in a sentence

  • We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
  • That was a poor performance.
  • Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!

Synonyms of poor

All synonyms of poor

poor in other languages

Questions about poor in Punjabi

What is the meaning of poor in Punjabi?
Poor in Punjabi is غریب (ġarīb), ਕੰਗਾਲ (kaṅgāl), ਗ਼ਰੀਬ (ġarīb), ماڑا (māṛā).
poor ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Poor: غریب (ġarīb), ਕੰਗਾਲ (kaṅgāl), ਗ਼ਰੀਬ (ġarīb), ماڑا (māṛā).
What does poor mean in English?
Poor means with no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “poor”: غریب, ماڑا, وچارہ, ਕੰਗਾਲ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: poor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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