Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahāne, mahāna, māna, “a pretext, an excuse, reputed blemish, defect or fault”),[1][2] from Classical Persian بهانه (bahâne, “excuse”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.haːˈne/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ne
Noun
bahane (definite accusative bahaneyi, plural bahaneler)
- An excuse, a made-up reason to hide the real one.
- Synonym: mazeret
Declension
Declension of bahane
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bahane
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bahaneler
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| definite accusative
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bahaneyi
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bahaneleri
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| dative
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bahaneye
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bahanelere
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| locative
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bahanede
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bahanelerde
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| ablative
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bahaneden
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bahanelerden
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| genitive
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bahanenin
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bahanelerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahanem
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bahanelerim
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| 2nd singular
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bahanen
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bahanelerin
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesi
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bahaneleri
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| 1st plural
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bahanemiz
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bahanelerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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bahaneniz
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bahaneleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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bahaneleri
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bahaneleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahanemi
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bahanelerimi
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| 2nd singular
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bahaneni
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bahanelerini
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesini
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bahanelerini
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| 1st plural
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bahanemizi
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bahanelerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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bahanenizi
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bahanelerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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bahanelerini
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bahanelerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahaneme
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bahanelerime
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| 2nd singular
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bahanene
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bahanelerine
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesine
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bahanelerine
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| 1st plural
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bahanemize
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bahanelerimize
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| 2nd plural
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bahanenize
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bahanelerinize
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| 3rd plural
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bahanelerine
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bahanelerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahanemde
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bahanelerimde
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| 2nd singular
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bahanende
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bahanelerinde
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesinde
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bahanelerinde
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| 1st plural
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bahanemizde
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bahanelerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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bahanenizde
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bahanelerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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bahanelerinde
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bahanelerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahanemden
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bahanelerimden
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| 2nd singular
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bahanenden
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bahanelerinden
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesinden
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bahanelerinden
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| 1st plural
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bahanemizden
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bahanelerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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bahanenizden
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bahanelerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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bahanelerinden
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bahanelerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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bahanemin
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bahanelerimin
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| 2nd singular
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bahanenin
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bahanelerinin
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| 3rd singular
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bahanesinin
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bahanelerinin
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| 1st plural
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bahanemizin
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bahanelerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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bahanenizin
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bahanelerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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bahanelerinin
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bahanelerinin
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Derived terms
- bahane aramak
- bahane bulmak
- bahane etmek
- sudan bahane
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بهانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 298
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bahane”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading