Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Bahana

बहाना
Meaning

Colloquial: an excuse, a pretext.

See it in the verse

Bahana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jhapatna palatna palat kar jhapatna
Lahu garm rakhne ka hai ek bahana
To swoop, to wheel away, and to swoop once more — it is only a pretext for keeping the blood warm.
The Falcon · Action · Restlessness
Related words
PERSIAN

Bahanebaaz

Colloquial: an excuse-maker, one always ready with a pretext.

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