bahane

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === mahana (colloquial) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahāne, mahāna, māna, “a pretext, an excuse, reputed blemish, defect or fault”), from Classical Persian بهانه (bahâna, “excuse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.haːˈne/ Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ne === Noun === bahane (definite accusative bahaneyi, plural bahaneler) An excuse, a made-up reason to hide the real one. Synonym: mazeret ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bahane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “bahane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 435