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बहाना

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦɑː.nɑː/, [bɐ.ɦäː.näː]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بهانه (bahāna). Compare Bengali বাহানা (bahana), Gujarati બહાનું (bahānũ).

Noun

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बहाना (bahānām (Urdu spelling بہانہ)

  1. excuse, justification
    वह बहाने बनाने लगी।vah bahāne banāne lagī.She began to make excuses.
    इससे अच्छा बहाना और क्या हो सकता है?
    isse acchā bahānā aur kyā ho saktā hai?
    What better excuse can there be than this?
  2. pretext, pretence
    अपने मज़हब के बहाना से, आतंकवादी ने एक मंदिर उड़ाया।
    apne mazhab ke bahānā se, ātaṅkvādī ne ek mandir uṛāyā.
    Under the pretence of his religion, the terrorist blew up a temple.
Declension
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Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Hindi verb set
बहना (bahnā)
बाहना (bāhnā)
बहाना (bahānā)
बहवाना (bahvānā)

Causative form of बहना (bahnā).

Verb

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बहाना (bahānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بہانہ)

  1. to cause to flow or float
  2. to pour forth or out
  3. to shed (tears, blood)
Conjugation
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References

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