بهتان

بهتان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ه ت‎ (b-h-t).

Noun

بُهْتَان • (buhtān) m

1. vilification, defamation
2. lying, invective

Declension

Declension of noun بُهْتَان (buhtān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُهْتَان buhtān	الْبُهْتَان‎ al-buhtān	بُهْتَان buhtān
Nominative	بُهْتَانٌ buhtānun	الْبُهْتَانُ‎ al-buhtānu	بُهْتَانُ buhtānu
Accusative	بُهْتَانًا‎ buhtānan	الْبُهْتَانَ‎ al-buhtāna	بُهْتَانَ buhtāna
Genitive	بُهْتَانٍ buhtānin	الْبُهْتَانِ‎ al-buhtāni	بُهْتَانِ buhtāni

Descendants

• Persian: بهتان‎ (bohtân)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُهْتَان‎ (buhtān, “false accusation”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /boh.tɒn/
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): /boh.tun/

Noun

بهتان • (bohtân) (plural بهتان‌ها‎ (bohtân-hâ))

1. false accusation

Related terms

• بهتان زدن‎ (bohtân zadan, “to accuse”)
• غیبت‎ (gheybat)
• افترا‎ (efterâ)