What is the hindi meaning of patient?

Hey there! The Hindi meaning of "patient" (as in someone receiving medical care) is रोगी (rogi) or मरीज़ (mareez). If you're referring to "patient" as in the quality of being able to wait calmly, then it's धैर्यवान (dhairyavaan) or सब्र करने वाला (sabar karne wala).

I've noticed that मरीज़ is more commonly used in everyday conversations when talking about hospital patients, while रोगी is a bit more formal. For example: - The patient is waiting = मरीज़ इंतज़ार कर रहा है - Be patient = सब्र रखो

Just to add to the previous response - there's actually a nice distinction here. रोगी specifically refers to someone suffering from a disease (roga), while मरीज़ comes from Arabic and is used more broadly for anyone under medical care.

In medical contexts, you'll often see signs saying "रोगी विश्राम कक्ष" (patient rest room). The adjective form "patient" as in "please be patient" is definitely धैर्यवान - I remember my grandmother always telling us "धैर्य रखो" when we were impatient kids waiting for sweets!