बिना

See also: बान, बिन, and बिन-

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit विना (vínā), via Prakrit विणा (viṇā). Doublet of विना (vinā) and बिन (bin), the tatsama and tadbhava forms. See बिन (bin) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɪ.nɑː/, [bɪ.näː]

Preposition

बिना • (binā) (Urdu spelling بِنَا)

1. without, lacking

   Synonyms: बग़ैर (baġair), विना (vinā)

   बिना दूध की चाय ― binā dūdh kī cāy ― tea without milk

Derived terms

• के बिना (ke binā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बिना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बिना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vínā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press