ਬਹਿਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بحث (bahs), from Arabic بَحْث (baḥṯ). Compare Hindustani بحث / बहस (bahas).

Noun

ਬਹਿਸ • (bahis) f (Shahmukhi spelling بحث)

1. discussion, argumentation, debate, disputation

Derived terms

• ਬਹਿਸਣਾ (bahisṇā, “debate”, verb)

Further reading

• “ਬਹਿਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025