بہت

See also: تهت and تهب

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), Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) / بوْہَت (bohat) and Pahari-Potwari بہوں (bahū̃).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦoːt̪/, /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]
• Rhymes: -oːt̪, -ʊt̪, -ɔt̪

Adjective

بہت • (bahot or 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 or 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.

   کھانا بہت اچھا ہے۔ ― khānā bahot acchā hai. ― The food is very good.

Derived terms

• بہت سارا (bahot-sārā, “very many, too much”)