बनाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنام (ba-nām), from به (“ba”) + نام (“nām”). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) +‎ नाम (nām).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.nɑːm/, [bɐ.nä̃ːm]

Adverb

बनाम • (banām) (Urdu spelling بنام)

1. in the name of, addressed to

   Synonym: के नाम पर (ke nām par)

2. versus, contra

   राम प्रताप बनाम भारत संघ ― rām pratāp banām bhārat saṅgh ― Ram Pratap versus Union of India

   नीत्शे बनाम वैगनर ― nītśe banām vaignar ― Nietzsche contra Wagner

3. vis-à-vis