بہت
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- بوہت (bauhat)
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) and Hindustani بَہُت / बहुत (bahut).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /bɔː˩˥.t/
Adjective
بَہُت • (bahut) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹੁਤ)
Adverb
بَہُت • (bahut) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹੁਤ)
Urdu
Alternative forms
- بہوت (bahaut)
- بوہت (bauhut, bohat)
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) and Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ / بَہُت (bahut).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.ɦoːt̪/, /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]
- Rhymes: -oːt̪, -ʊt̪, -ɔt̪
Adjective
بہت • (bahot or bahut) (Hindi spelling बहुत)
- many, much
- 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.
Derived terms
- بہت سارا (bahot-sārā, “very many, too much”)