ग़ैरहाज़िरी (ghairahaazirii)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'absence' (from work, school, a meeting, etc.), built from ग़ैर (ghair, 'non-/un-') plus हाज़िरी (haazirii, 'presence, attendance').
Sense 1 : absence (from a place, duty, or event)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: अनुपस्थिति (anupasthiti, formal), नागैरहाज़िरी (naagairahaazirii, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word you will see stamped in a school attendance register or heard in an office context when someone explains why a file is delayed: उनकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की वजह से (unkii ghairahaazirii kii vajah se, 'because of his absence'). It sits at a slightly more formal, almost administrative register than casually saying कोई नहीं आया (koii nahiin aayaa, 'no one came'); अनुपस्थिति (anupasthiti) is its Sanskritic formal cousin, often preferred in official Hindi documents, while ग़ैरहाज़िरी (ghairahaazirii) is what you actually hear spoken in schools, offices, and courts across Delhi-NCR.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes write or say हाज़िरी (haazirii) when they mean its opposite -- remember ग़ैर (ghair) here works like the English prefix 'non-' or 'un-', flipping the meaning to 'absence.' 2) The word pairs naturally with में (men) to mark the thing one is absent from, as in उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी में (uskii ghairahaazirii men, 'in his absence') -- learners sometimes reach for से (se) instead.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की वजह से मीटिंग टाल दी गई। The meeting was postponed because of his absence.
(uskii ghairahaazirii kii vajah se miiting taal dii gaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
टीचर हर हफ़्ते बच्चों की ग़ैरहाज़िरी रजिस्टर में दर्ज करती हैं। The teacher records the children's absence in the register every week.
(tiichar har hafte bachchon kii ghairahaazirii rajistar men darj kartii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम अपनी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की वजह बता सकते हो? Can you explain the reason for your absence?
(kyaa tum apnii ghairahaazirii kii vajah bataa sakte ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी लगातार रही तो उसका नाम काट दिया जाएगा। If his absence continues, his name will be struck off.
(agar uskii ghairahaazirii lagaataar rahii to uskaa naam kaat diyaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी में सारा काम रुक गया। In his absence, all the work came to a halt.
(uskii ghairahaazirii men saaraa kaam ruk gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी इतनी न होती तो उसके नंबर अच्छे आते। If only his absence hadn't been so frequent, his marks would have been good.
(kaash uskii ghairahaazirii itnii n hotii to uske nambar achchhe aate।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अपनी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की अर्ज़ी मैनेजर को दे दो। Give your absence application to the manager.
(apnii ghairahaazirii kii arzii mainejar ko de do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
फ़ाइल में देरी उनकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की वजह से हुई थी। The delay in the file happened because of his absence.
(faail men derii unkii ghairahaazirii kii vajah se huii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कोर्ट ने उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी को गंभीरता से लिया। The court took his absence seriously.
(kort ne uskii ghairahaazirii ko gambhiirtaa se liyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद उसकी ग़ैरहाज़िरी की कोई मजबूरी हो। Perhaps there is some compulsion behind his absence.
(shaayad uskii ghairahaazirii kii koii majboorii ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): ग़ैरहाज़िरी (ghairahaazirii)
(sg.f.oblique): ग़ैरहाज़िरी (ghairahaazirii)
(pl.f.direct): ग़ैरहाज़िरियाँ (ghairahaaziriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): ग़ैरहाज़िरियों (ghairahaaziriyon)