بہت

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See also: تهت and تهب

Urdu

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Etymology

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

Adjective

بہت (bahot, 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

بہت (bahot, 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.

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