बनाम

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنام (ba-nām), from به (ba) + نام (nām). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) +‎ नाम (nām).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.nɑːm/, [bɐ.nä̃ːm]

Adverb[edit]

बनाम (banām) (Urdu spelling بنام)

  1. in the name of, addressed to
    Synonym: के नाम पर (ke nām par)
  2. versus, contra
    राम प्रताप बनाम भारत संघrām pratāp banām bhārat saṅghRam Pratap versus Union of India
    नीत्शे बनाम वैगनरnītśe banām vaignarNietzsche contra Wagner
  3. vis-à-vis