बही

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀕𑀸 (bahigā), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā). Cognate to Gujarati વહી (vahī), Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī)/وہی (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), بہی (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي (vahī) / वही, Marathi वही (vahī), Odia ବହି (bahi), ବଇ (bai), Bengali বই (boi), Assamese বহী (bohi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦiː/, [bɐ.ɦiː]

Noun

बही • (bahī) f (Urdu spelling بہی)

1. notebook

   खाता-बही ― khātā-bahī ― ledger

Declension

Declension of बही (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बही bahī	बहियाँ bahiyā̃
oblique	बही bahī	बहियों bahiyõ
vocative	बही bahī	बहियो bahiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press