bekār I. a 1. unemployed, out of job [युवक young men, युवतियाँ young women]; वह तीन साल से ~ है he has been -- for three years. △ ~ से बेगार भली forced labour is better than idleness. 2. idle [आदमी fellow, मशीन machine]; ~ (की) बात -- talk; ~ बैठना (पड़े रहना, खड़े रहना) to sit (lie, stand) --; उससे कोई आशा रखना ~ है it is -- to expect anything from her/him. 3. useless [कोशिश attempt, चीज़ें articles]; ~ जाना to go waste: उसका सब परिश्रम ~ गया all his labour has gone waste. 4. vain [प्रयत्न effort, आशाएँ hopes]: ~ बहस करना to argue in --. 5 good for nothing: ~ आदमी -- fellow. [syn. निकम्मा]. II. mc unemployed

begār fu forced labour: किसान से ~ लेना to take forced work from a peasant; ~ मना है -- is banned. △ ~ टालना to work in a perfunctory manner.

begārī mc forced labourer: किसी को ~ नहीं रखा जा सकता no one can be employed as a --; ~ पकड़ा गया compelled to do forced labour.