बेहोश (behosh)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'unconscious' or 'senseless' -- literally 'without होश (hosh, senses/consciousness)', using the Persian negative prefix बे- (be-).
Sense
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unconscious, fainted, senseless
adjective
Synonyms: अचेत (achet, formal), मूर्छित (moorchhit, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this constantly in everyday drama, from soap operas to real life: someone gets bad news and बेहोश हो गया/गई (behosh ho gayaa/gaii, 'fainted') is the go-to phrase, often followed by holding an onion (प्याज़) to the person's nose as a folk revival trick. The word पैरों तले ज़मीन खिसकना (pairon tale zamiin khisaknaa) describes a related feeling of shock, but बेहोश (behosh) itself is reserved for actual physical unconsciousness.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use बेहोश (behosh) with होना (honaa) alone to mean 'to faint,' but the common idiom for the *event* of fainting is बेहोश हो जाना (behosh ho jaanaa, 'to become unconscious') -- plain होना (honaa) describes the resulting *state*, not the sudden change into it. 2) Don't confuse with परेशान (pareshaan, 'worried/distressed') -- बेहोश (behosh) is strictly about loss of consciousness, not emotional upset, even though English 'senseless with worry' might tempt a false link.
Sample Sentences:
गर्मी की वजह से वह अचानक बेहोश हो गई।
Due to the heat, she suddenly fainted.
(garmii kii vajah se vah achaanak behosh ho gaii।)
जब उसे खबर मिली, तो वह बेहोश हो गया।
When he got the news, he fainted.
(jab use khabar milii, to vah behosh ho gayaa।)
मरीज़ अभी भी बेहोश पड़ा है।
The patient is still lying unconscious.
(mariiz abhii bhii behosh padaa hai।)
इतनी गर्मी में लोग सड़क पर बेहोश होते रहते हैं।
In such heat, people keep fainting on the street.
(itnii garmii men log sadak par behosh hote rahte hain।)
अगर उसे प्याज़ नहीं सुँघाया जाता, तो वह और देर तक बेहोश रहती।
If she hadn't been made to smell an onion, she would have stayed unconscious longer.
(agar use pyaaz nahiin sunghaayaa jaataa, to vah aur der tak behosh rahtii।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मरीज़ बेहोश है और उसे तुरंत अस्पताल ले जाना चाहिए।
The doctor said the patient is unconscious and must be taken to the hospital immediately.
(doktar ne kahaa ki mariiz behosh hai aur use turant asptaal le jaanaa chaahie।)
उसे होश में लाने के लिए उसके चेहरे पर पानी छिड़का गया।
Water was sprinkled on his face to bring him back to consciousness.
(use hosh men laane ke lie uske chehre par paanii chhidkaa gayaa।)
कहीं वह ज़्यादा खून बहने से बेहोश न हो जाए।
I hope he doesn't faint from losing too much blood.
(kahiin vah zyaadaa khoon bahne se behosh n ho jaae।)
बेहोश मत हो, बस गहरी साँस लो।
Don't faint, just take a deep breath.
(behosh mat ho, bas gahrii saans lo।)
एक्सीडेंट में लगी चोट से वह पूरी रात बेहोश रहा था।
Due to the injury from the accident, he had remained unconscious the whole night.
(eksiident men lagii chot se vah poorii raat behosh rahaa thaa।)
इतनी बुरी खबर सुनकर वह बेहोश हो सकती है, इसलिए धीरे से बताना।
She might faint on hearing such bad news, so tell her gently.
(itnii burii khabar sunkar vah behosh ho saktii hai, islie dhiire se bataanaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
बेहोश
(behosh)