بہت

See also: تهت and تهب

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• بہوت (bahaut, buhaut), بوہت (bauhut, bauhat, bohat, bohut) — eye dialect

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”). The development from a noun to an adjective was influenced by Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pahutta-), from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prabhūta, “come forth; abundant”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu) and Hindustani बहुत (bahut) / بَہُت (bahut). Doublet of بَتھیرا (batherā) and بَہُتیرا (bahuterā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bɔː˩˥.t/

Adjective

بَہُت • (bahut) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹੁਤ)

1. many, much, a lot

   Synonyms: بہتیرا (bahuterā), بہوں (bahūṉ), بہتا (bahutā), واہوا (vāhoā)

2. enough, sufficient

   Synonyms: کافی (kāfī), بہوں (bahūṉ)

3. more, greater

   Synonyms: زیادہ (zyādā), ودھ (vaddh), واہوا (vāhoā)

Adverb

بَہُت • (bahut) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਹੁਤ)

1. greatly, considerably

Urdu

Alternative forms

• بہوت (bahaut, buhaut), بوہت (bauhut, bauhat, bohat, bohut) — eye dialect

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”). The development from a noun to an adjective was influenced by Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pahutta-), from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prabhūta, “come forth; abundant”). Compare Bengali বহুত (bohut), Gujarati બહુ (bahu) and Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ (bahut) / بَہُت (bahut).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

بَہُت • (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.

Derived terms

• بَہُت سارا (bahut sārā, “very many, too much”)