ਭੈਣ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate to Hindi बहन (bahan).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /pɛ˨.ɳə̆/
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Noun
[edit]ਭੈਣ • (bhaiṇ) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھین)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇ) | ਭੈਣਾਂ (bhaiṇā̃) |
| oblique | ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇ) | ਭੈਣਾਂ (bhaiṇā̃) |
| vocative | ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) | ਭੈਣੋ (bhaiṇo) |
| ablative | ਭੈਣੋਂ (bhaiṇõ) | — |
| locative | ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) | ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃) |
| instrumental | ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) | ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃) |
Related terms
[edit]- ਭਣੇਵਾਂ m (bhaṇevā̃, “sister's son”)
- ਭਣੇਵੀਂ m (bhaṇevī̃, “sister's daughter”)
- ਭਣਵਈਆ m (bhaṇvaīā, “sister's husband”)
References
[edit]- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਭੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.