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Be in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Beverb
होना
🗣️ hona [/ɦoː.nɑː/, [ɦoː.näː], /ˈbiː/, [ˈbɪi̯], /ˈbɪ/, [ˈbɪ], /ˈbə/, [ˈbə], /bi/, /bə/, /bɪ/, /beɪ/, [bɛ], [beː], /be/, [be], [ˈbe], [ˈbɛ], /ˈbe/, /bɛ/, [ˈbeː], [ˈbɛː], [ˈbʲɛ], /beː/, /bøː/, /biː/, /ˈbɛ/, [bi(ː)], [bɪ], [bə], /béː/, [ɓɛ˧˧], [ɓɛ˦˥], /ɓɛ/, [ʔɓɛ˧˧], [běː]]
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📖 Meaning of “be”

The meaning of “be” in Hindi is होना, pronounced hona — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of be

spend or use time

🟢 Similar words for be
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✍️ Be in a sentence
Don't worry be happy.
मैं आज पार्टी में नहीं आ पाऊँगा, मुझे काम करना है।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati
Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi)
Old Hindi होइ (hoi)
Hindi हो (ho)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
Sanskrit आ (ā)
Sanskrit आ- (ā-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáyti
Sanskrit क्षेति॑ (kṣéti)
Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
Old Hindi आहि (āhi)
Old Hindi है (hai)
Hindi है (hai)
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós
Sanskrit स्थित (sthita)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia)
Hindi था (thā)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás
Sanskrit भूत (bhūta)
Sauraseni Prakrit भूद (bhūda)
Hindi हुआ (huā)
Hindi होना
Highly suppletive. Ultimately from Old Hindi होना (honā). See हो (ho), है (hai), था (thā), and हुआ (huā) for more. Compare Punjabi ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā), Gujarati હોવું (hovũ) / થવું (thavũ), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Bengali হওয়া (hoōẇa), and Assamese হোৱা (hüa).

Quick facts about “be”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Be
Meaning in Hindi
होना
Pronunciation
hona
Part of speech
Verb
Similar words
12
Category
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati
Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi)
Old Hindi होइ (hoi)
Hindi हो (ho)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH
Sanskrit आ (ā)
Sanskrit आ- (ā-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšáyti
Sanskrit क्षेति॑ (kṣéti)
Sanskrit आक्षे॑ति (ā́kṣeti)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï)
Old Hindi आहि (āhi)
Old Hindi है (hai)
Hindi है (hai)
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós
Sanskrit स्थित (sthita)
Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia)
Hindi था (thā)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás
Sanskrit भूत (bhūta)
Sauraseni Prakrit भूद (bhūda)
Hindi हुआ (huā)
Hindi होना
Highly suppletive. Ultimately from Old Hindi होना (honā). See हो (ho), है (hai), था (thā), and हुआ (huā) for more. Compare Punjabi ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā), Gujarati હોવું (hovũ) / થવું (thavũ), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Bengali হওয়া (hoōẇa), and Assamese হোৱা (hüa).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "be" is होना (hona).
In Devanagari script it is written as होना.
It is pronounced "hona". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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