بہت

See also: تهت‎ and تهب‎

Urdu

Alternative forms

  • بہوت‎ (bahūt, bahot)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “muchness, abundance, multitude”), from Sanskrit बहु (bahu, “much, many, abundant”) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) / بوْہَت‎ (bohat) and Pahari-Potwari بہوں‎ (bahū̃).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.ɦoːt̪/, /bə.ɦʊt̪/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /bə.ɦoːt̪/, /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]
  • Rhymes: -oːt̪, -ʊt̪, -ɔt̪

Adjective

بہت • (bahot, bahut) (Hindi spelling बहुत)

  1. many, much
    ‏میرے پاس بہت کھلونے ہیں۔‎‎ ― mere pās bahot khilaune ha͠i. ― I have many toys.
    Synonym: خوب‎ (xūb)
  2. enough, sufficient
    ‏بس یہ بہت ہیں میرے لیے۔‎‎ ― bas ye bahot ha͠i mere liye. ― That's it, this is enough for me.
    Synonym: کافی‎ (kāfī)

Adverb

بہت • (bahot, bahut) (Hindi spelling बहुत)

  1. very, quite, much
    ‏مَیں بہت اچھا ہوں۔‎‎ ― ma͠i bahot acchā hū̃. ― I'm very well / quite good / much fine.
    Synonym: بیش‎ (beś)

Derived terms

  • بہت سارا‎ (bahot-sārā, “very many, too much”)
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