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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