بہنا

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See also: تهنأ and تهنا

Punjabi

Verb

بَہَݨا (bahaṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹਿਣਾ)

  1. to sit
    Synonym: بَیْٹھنا (baiṭhṇā)

References

  • بہنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

بَہْنا (bahnāf (Hindi spelling बहना) (endearing, childish, colloquial)

  1. Alternative form of بَہِن (bahin, sister)
Declension
Declension of بہنا
singular plural
direct بَہْنا (bahnā) بَہْنائیں (bahnāẽ)
oblique بَہْنا (bahnā) بَہْناؤں (bahnāõ)
vocative بَہْنا (bahnā) بَہْناؤ (bahnāo)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀤𑀺 (vahadi), from Sanskrit वहति (váhati).

Verb

بَہْنا (bahnā) (Hindi spelling बहना)

  1. to flow
  2. to drift
  3. to float
Conjugation
  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.
  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Further reading

  • بہنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بہنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.