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بتانا

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit वत् (vat) +‎ ـآ (, causative augment) +‎ ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.t̪ɑː.nɑː/

Verb

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بَتانا (batānā) (Hindi spelling बताना)

  1. to tell, to inform
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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بِتانا (bitānā) (Hindi spelling बिताना)

  1. to spend, pass, live out (said of time, life etc.)
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.
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References

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  • بتانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “بتانا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.