बनना

See also: बनाना

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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)

Conjugation

References

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