बहुत

See also: बृहत्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “abundance”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick”). The development from a noun to an adjective was influenced by Prakrit [script needed] (pahutta-), from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prabhūta, “come forth; abundant”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦʊt̪/, [bɔ.ɦɔt̪]

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Adjective

बहुत • (bahut) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بہت)

1. many

   Synonym: कई (kaī)

   बहुत-सारा ― bahut-sārā ― very many, too much

2. much
3. too much

Adverb

बहुत • (bahut) (Urdu spelling بہت)

1. very

   मैं बहुत अच्छा हूँ। (male speaker)

   ma͠i bahut acchā hū̃.

   I'm very well

   मैं बहुत अच्छी हूँ। (female speaker)

   ma͠i bahut acchī hū̃.

   I'm very well

Alternative forms

• बोहोत (bohot)

Derived terms

• बहुत-सारा (bahut-sārā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बहुत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bahutva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press