बनना

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Hindi verb set
बनना (bannā)
बनाना (banānā)
बनवाना (banvānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀯𑀡𑀤𑀺 (*vaṇadi), from Sanskrit वनति (vánati), वनोति (vanóti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wanáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanáwti, from either or both Proto-Indo-European *wn̥h₁-néw-ti ~ *wn̥h₁-nw-énti (to love) and *wn̥-néw-ti ~ *wn̥-nw-énti (to overcome, win). Cognate with Nepali बन्नु (bannu), Punjabi ਬਣਨਾ (baṇnā) / بَننا (bannā), Gujarati બનવું (banvũ), Marathi बनणे (banṇe), Bengali বনা (bona). Cognate through Indo-European with Old English winnan ( English win).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bən.nɑː/, [bɐ̃n.näː]

Verb[edit]

बनना (bannā) (transitive, Urdu spelling بَنْنَا)

  1. to become
    मैं बड़ा होके डॉक्टर बनना चाहता हूँ।
    ma͠i baṛā hoke ḍŏkṭar bannā cāhtā hū̃.
    I want to become a doctor when I grow up.
  2. to be made
    यह खुरपा लोहे से बना है।yah khurpā lohe se banā hai.This shovel is made from iron.
  3. to be made, built
    वहाँ मकान बनाया जा रहा है।
    vahā̃ makān banāyā jā rahā hai.
    A house is being built there.
  4. to be earned, made as profit
  5. to pretend, feign; to act
    मेरा दोस्त नाटक में हनुमान बनेगा
    merā dost nāṭak mẽ hanumān banegā.
    My friend will act as Hanuman in the play.
  6. to get along
    Synonyms: पटना (paṭnā), जुलना (julnā)

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