बहस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بحث (bahs, “discussion, argument”), from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ, “quest; examination”). Compare Bengali বাহাস (bahaś), Punjabi ਬਹਿਸ (bahis).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦəs/, [bɛ.ɦɛs]

Noun

बहस • (bahas) f (Urdu spelling بحث)

1. argument, dispute (an unorganized debate)

Declension

Declension of बहस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बहस bahas	बहसें bahasẽ
oblique	बहस bahas	बहसों bahasõ
vocative	बहस bahas	बहसो bahaso

Derived terms

• बहस करना (bahas karnā, “to argue”)