Word Meaning
बहुत
bahut
hiadverb / adjective
Meaning
Very, exceedingly, much, greatly, or in extreme degree.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'bahut' serves as an intensifier signifying an excessive degree or immense quantity. In Ghalib's couplet, it qualifies 'be-aabroo' (disgraced), magnifying the sheer scale of shame and humiliation the lover felt upon expulsion from the beloved's street. It heightens the dramatic contrast against Adam's expulsion from paradise.
Etymology
Sanskrit बहु (bahu, 'much, many') / बहुत्व (bahutva), evolving through Prakrit into Hindustani बहुत (bahut).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to intensify emotional states such as grief, desire, or profound helplessness.
Examples
Many desires arose from my heart, yet still too few.
A great deal was communicated in mere silence.
Synonyms
ज़्यादाअत्यधिकबेहदनिहायत
Related Words
बहुतायतबे-हिसाबबेशी