See also: تهنأ and تهنا

Punjabi

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Verb

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بَہَݨا (bahaṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹਿਣਾ)

  1. to sit
    Synonym: بَیْٹھنا (baiṭhṇā)

References

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

Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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بَہْنا (bahnā) (Hindi spelling बहना)

  1. to flow
  2. to drift
  3. to float
Conjugation
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  • 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

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  • بہنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بہنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.