गुप्त (gupt)
adjective
An adjective meaning 'hidden, secret, concealed'; also lives on as a common surname (Gupta) and appears inside several compound words about secrecy and privacy.
Sense
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hidden, secret, confidential
adjective
Synonyms: छिपा (chhipaa), गोपनीय (gopniiy, formal/official contexts), राज़ (raaz, used more as a noun 'secret' but overlaps in meaning), पोशीदा (poshiidaa, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll see गुप्त (gupt) stamped on old government files right next to गोपनीय (gopniiy), and it's also the second half of the famous surname Gupta (gupt), as in the Gupta Empire (गुप्त वंश (gupt vansh)) -- a nice little historical anchor for remembering the word's core sense of 'hidden' or 'protected.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for राज़ (raaz) when they mean 'a secret' as a noun, and गुप्त (gupt) when they need the adjective 'secret/hidden' -- the two aren't interchangeable in a sentence like 'this is a secret' (यह एक राज़ है (yah ek raaz hai, 'this is a secret')) versus 'secret information' (गुप्त जानकारी (gupt jaankaarii, 'secret information')). 2) In official or bureaucratic Hindi, गोपनीय (gopniiy) is the word stamped on files ('confidential'), while गुप्त (gupt) is the everyday word for anything hidden -- learners sometimes use them as if fully interchangeable, but a native speaker reserves गोपनीय (gopniiy) for formal/official secrecy.
Sample Sentences:
यह जानकारी बिल्कुल गुप्त है।
This information is completely secret.
(yah jaankaarii bilkul gupt hai।)
सरकार ने इस फ़ाइल को गुप्त घोषित कर दिया।
The government declared this file secret.
(sarkaar ne is faail ko gupt ghoshit kar diyaa।)
गुप्त वंश के समय भारत में कला और विज्ञान दोनों फले-फूले।
During the Gupta dynasty, both art and science flourished in India.
(gupt vansh ke samay bhaarat men kalaa aur vigyaan donon phale-phoole।)
इस दस्तावेज़ को गुप्त रखा जाए।
This document should be kept secret.
(is dastaavez ko gupt rakhaa jaae।)
यह बात गुप्त रखी जानी चाहिए, वरना बड़ी मुसीबत हो जाएगी।
This matter should be kept secret, otherwise there will be big trouble.
(yah baat gupt rakhii jaanii chaahie, varnaa badii musiibat ho jaaegii।)
अगर यह योजना गुप्त रहती तो हमला सफल हो जाता।
If this plan had remained secret, the attack would have succeeded.
(agar yah yojnaa gupt rahtii to hamlaa saphal ho jaataa।)
इसे गुप्त रखो, किसी को मत बताना।
Keep this secret, don't tell anyone.
(ise gupt rakho, kisii ko mat bataanaa।)
पुराने ज़माने में सरकारी काग़ज़ों पर 'गुप्त' और 'गोपनीय' दोनों मुहरें लगती थीं।
In olden times, government papers used to have both the 'secret' and 'confidential' stamps.
(puraane zamaane men sarkaarii kaaghzon par 'gupt' aur 'gopniiy' donon muhren lagtii thiin।)
क्या तुम्हें कोई गुप्त बात मालूम है इस मामले के बारे में?
Do you know any secret detail about this matter?
(kyaa tumhen koii gupt baat maaloom hai is maamle ke baare men?)
उसने अपनी पहचान गुप्त रखने के लिए नकली नाम इस्तेमाल किया।
He used a fake name in order to keep his identity secret.
(usne apnii pahchaan gupt rakhne ke lie naklii naam istemaal kiyaa।)
कंपनी की गुप्त रणनीति लीक होने से बड़ा नुक़सान हुआ।
Great damage was caused by the company's secret strategy leaking out.
(kampnii kii gupt ranniiti liik hone se badaa nuqsaan huaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
गुप्त
(gupt)