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بہت

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See also: تهت and تهب

Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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بہت (bahot or bahut) (Hindi spelling बहुत)

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

Adverb

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بہت (bahot or bahut) (Hindi spelling बहुत)

  1. very, quite, much
    Synonym: بیش (beś)
    مَیں بہت اچھا ہوں۔
    ma͠i bahot acchā hū̃.
    I'm very well / quite good / much fine.
    کھانا بہت اچھا ہے۔khānā bahot acchā hai.The food is very good.

Derived terms

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