बेवफ़ाई (bevfaaii)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'unfaithfulness, disloyalty, betrayal' -- especially in love or friendship. Built from बे- (be-, 'without') plus वफ़ा (vafaa, 'faithfulness') plus the abstract-noun suffix -ई (-ii).
Sense
1
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unfaithfulness, betrayal (especially romantic)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: धोखा (dhokhaa, everyday word for betrayal/cheating), दगा (dagaa, somewhat literary), विश्वासघात (vishvaasghaat, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word lives most vividly in Bollywood songs and shayari (shaayrii) about broken hearts -- it is the standard word a jilted lover uses, carrying more emotional weight than a plain 'cheating' would in English. Its opposite, वफ़ा (vafaa) or वफ़ादारी (vafaadaarii), 'loyalty/faithfulness,' is worth learning alongside it since the two are constantly paired in song lyrics and conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for धोखा (dhokhaa) as a catch-all for 'betrayal,' but बेवफ़ाई (bevfaaii) is specifically the *quality or state* of being unfaithful (often in love), not a single act of deception -- so it pairs naturally with करना (karnaa) as 'to be unfaithful/commit betrayal,' whereas धोखा (dhokhaa) more often describes one concrete deceptive act. 2) The person being betrayed is usually marked with से (se), as in किसी से बेवफ़ाई करना (kisii se bevfaaii karnaa, 'to be unfaithful to someone') -- learners sometimes reach for को (ko) instead.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी बेवफ़ाई ने मेरा दिल तोड़ दिया।
Her infidelity broke my heart.
(uskii bevfaaii ne meraa dil tod diyaa।)
इस गाने में बेवफ़ाई का दर्द बहुत गहराई से बयां किया गया है।
The pain of betrayal is expressed very deeply in this song.
(is gaane men bevfaaii kaa dard bahut gahraaii se bayaan kiyaa gayaa hai।)
मैं तुमसे बेवफ़ाई कभी नहीं करूँगा।
I will never be unfaithful to you.
(main tumse bevfaaii kabhii nahiin karoongaa।)
अगर उसे बेवफ़ाई का शक होता, तो वह पहले ही चली जाती।
If she had suspected infidelity, she would have left long ago.
(agar use bevfaaii kaa shak hotaa, to vah pahle hii chalii jaatii।)
शायर ने अपनी शायरी में वफ़ा और बेवफ़ाई दोनों का ज़िक्र किया है।
The poet has mentioned both loyalty and betrayal in his poetry.
(shaayar ne apnii shaayrii men vafaa aur bevfaaii donon kaa zikr kiyaa hai।)
कभी बेवफ़ाई मत करना, चाहे कुछ भी हो जाए।
Never be unfaithful, no matter what happens.
(kabhii bevfaaii mat karnaa, chaahe kuchh bhii ho jaae।)
लोग कहते हैं कि सच्चे प्यार में बेवफ़ाई की कोई जगह नहीं होती।
People say that there is no place for betrayal in true love.
(log kahte hain ki sachche pyaar men bevfaaii kii koii jagah nahiin hotii।)
शायद उसने बेवफ़ाई की हो, पर मुझे अब भी यकीन नहीं होता।
Maybe she did commit infidelity, but I still can't believe it.
(shaayad usne bevfaaii kii ho, par mujhe ab bhii yakiin nahiin hotaa।)
उसकी बेवफ़ाई की कहानी हर महफ़िल में सुनाई जाती है।
The story of his betrayal is told in every gathering.
(uskii bevfaaii kii kahaanii har mahfil men sunaaii jaatii hai।)
बेवफ़ाई का ज़ख़्म वफ़ादारी की क़सम से भी नहीं भरता।
The wound of betrayal doesn't heal even with an oath of loyalty.
(bevfaaii kaa zakhm vafaadaarii kii qasam se bhii nahiin bhartaa।)
यार, उसने तेरे साथ जो किया वो साफ़ बेवफ़ाई है।
Dude, what she did to you is clearly betrayal.
(yaar, usne tere saath jo kiyaa vo saaf bevfaaii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बेवफ़ाई
(bevfaaii)
(sg.f.oblique):
बेवफ़ाई
(bevfaaii)
(pl.f.direct):
बेवफ़ाईएँ
(bevfaaiien)
(pl.f.oblique):
बेवफ़ाईओं
(bevfaaiion)