भगिनी

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See also: भागना

Pali[edit]

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Noun[edit]

भगिनी f

  1. Devanagari script form of bhaginī

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "भगिनी" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)भगिनी (bhaginī)भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī)
Accusative (second)भगिनिं (bhaginiṃ) or भगिनियं (bhaginiyaṃ)भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī)
Instrumental (third)भगिनिया (bhaginiyā)भगिनीहि (bhaginīhi) or भगिनीभि (bhaginībhi)
Dative (fourth)भगिनिया (bhaginiyā)भगिनीनं (bhaginīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)भगिनिया (bhaginiyā)भगिनीहि (bhaginīhi) or भगिनीभि (bhaginībhi)
Genitive (sixth)भगिनिया (bhaginiyā)भगिनीनं (bhaginīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) or भगिनियं (bhaginiyaṃ)भगिनीसु (bhaginīsu)
Vocative (calling)भगिनि (bhagini)भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī)

Sanskrit[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Of uncertain origin. Has been connected to भग (bhaga) in both the "good fortune" and "vulva" senses (the latter sense is considered to be specialized from the former sense). However, Ghurye rejects connections to भग (bhaga) and the related भाग (bhāga, “luck, fortune”), as well as to भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), as fanciful.[1] Descendant terms in attested Middle Indo-Aryan and most Neo Indo-Aryan languages start with the syllable bah-, which presupposes Old Indo-Aryan *bagh-, making a derivation from an unattested form *बघिनी (baghinī) plausible; due to the unlikelihood of a metathesis of initial aspiration in Indo-Aryan, the attested form may postdate the unattested one.[2]

Noun[edit]

भगिनी • (bhaginī) stem, f

  1. sister
  2. any woman
  3. wife

Declension[edit]

Feminine ī-stem declension of भगिनी (bhaginī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भगिनी
bhaginī 		भगिन्यौ / भगिनी¹
bhaginyau / bhaginī¹ 		भगिन्यः / भगिनीः¹
bhaginyaḥ / bhaginīḥ¹
Vocative भगिनि
bhagini 		भगिन्यौ / भगिनी¹
bhaginyau / bhaginī¹ 		भगिन्यः / भगिनीः¹
bhaginyaḥ / bhaginīḥ¹
Accusative भगिनीम्
bhaginīm 		भगिन्यौ / भगिनी¹
bhaginyau / bhaginī¹ 		भगिनीः
bhaginīḥ
Instrumental भगिन्या
bhaginyā 		भगिनीभ्याम्
bhaginībhyām 		भगिनीभिः
bhaginībhiḥ
Dative भगिन्यै
bhaginyai 		भगिनीभ्याम्
bhaginībhyām 		भगिनीभ्यः
bhaginībhyaḥ
Ablative भगिन्याः / भगिन्यै²
bhaginyāḥ / bhaginyai² 		भगिनीभ्याम्
bhaginībhyām 		भगिनीभ्यः
bhaginībhyaḥ
Genitive भगिन्याः / भगिन्यै²
bhaginyāḥ / bhaginyai² 		भगिन्योः
bhaginyoḥ 		भगिनीनाम्
bhaginīnām
Locative भगिन्याम्
bhaginyām 		भगिन्योः
bhaginyoḥ 		भगिनीषु
bhaginīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899) “भगिनी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 744/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 361
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 460
  1. ^ Ghurye, G. S. (1955). Family and Kin in Indo-European Culture. United Kingdom: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, p. 26
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 531
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