Suppliant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one praying humbly for something

humbly entreating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səplˈaɪənt/

🇬🇧British English

/səplˈaɪənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səplˈaɪənt/

2 syllables Say it as /səplˈaɪənt/.

Examples

a suppliant for her favors
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

requester supplicatory petitioner supplicant

Parts of Speech

noun	one praying humbly for something “a suppliant for her favors”
adjective	humbly entreating “a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness”

Word Forms

supplicate

verb

ask humbly (for something)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bittsteller

jemand, der demütig für etwas betet

🇪🇸Spanish

suplicante

uno orando humildemente por algo

🇮🇹Italian

supplicante

uno che prega umilmente per qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

smekeling

iemand die nederig ergens voor bidt

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplicante

alguém orando humildemente por algo

🇷🇺Russian

проситель

тот, кто смиренно молится о чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांगनेवाला

किसी चीज़ के लिए विनम्रतापूर्वक प्रार्थना करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সরবরাহকারী

একজন বিনীতভাবে কিছুর জন্য প্রার্থনা করছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழங்குபவர்

ஒருவர் ஏதோ பணிவாக ஜெபிக்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరఫరాదారు

ఒకడు ఏదో వినయంగా ప్రార్థిస్తున్నాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरवठादार

एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी नम्रपणे प्रार्थना करत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સપ્લાયન્ટ

કોઈ વસ્તુ માટે નમ્રતાપૂર્વક પ્રાર્થના કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರೈಕೆದಾರ

ಯಾವುದೋ ವಿನಮ್ರತೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതരണക്കാരൻ

ഒരാൾ എന്തിനോ വേണ്ടി താഴ്മയോടെ പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مانگنے والا

کسی چیز کے لیے عاجزی سے دعا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求者

谦卑地为某事祈祷的人

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆願者

何かのために謙虚に祈っている人

🇰🇷Korean

탄원자

뭔가를 위해 겸손하게 기도하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người khẩn cầu

một người khiêm tốn cầu nguyện cho điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

อุปถัมภ์

คนหนึ่งสวดภาวนาอย่างถ่อมใจเพื่อบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemohon

seseorang berdoa dengan rendah hati untuk sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsusumamo

isang mapagpakumbaba na nagdarasal para sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pemohon

seseorang berdoa dengan rendah hati untuk sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوسل

واحد يصلي بتواضع من أجل شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

درخواست کننده

کسی که با تواضع برای چیزی دعا می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ricacı

bir şey için alçakgönüllülükle dua eden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספק

אחד שמתפלל בענווה למשהו

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The primary meaning of 'suppliant' is 'one praying humbly for something'.

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