बहाना
See also: बहना, बहन, बिहान, बहिन, and बहिनी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهانه (bahāna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦɑː.nɑː/, [bə.ɦäː.n̪äː]
Noun
बहाना • (bahānā) m (Urdu spelling بہانہ)
- 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?
- pretext, pretence
- अपना मज़हब के बहाना से, आतंकवादी ने एक मंदिर उड़ाया।
- apnā mazhab ke bahānā se, ātaṅkvādī ne ek mandir uṛāyā.
- Under the pretence of his religion, the terrorist blew up a temple.
Declension
Declension of बहाना (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बहाना bahānā | बहाने bahāne |
| oblique | बहाने bahāne | बहानों bahānõ |
| vocative | बहाने bahāne | बहानो bahāno |
Synonyms
- मिस (mis)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बहाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.