ਭੈਣ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate to Hindi बहन (bahan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇf (Shahmukhi spelling بھین)

  1. sister

Declension

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Declension of ਭੈਣ
dir. sg. ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇ)
dir. pl. ਭੈਣਾਂ (bhaiṇā̃)
singular plural
direct ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇ) ਭੈਣਾਂ (bhaiṇā̃)
oblique ਭੈਣ (bhaiṇ) ਭੈਣਾਂ (bhaiṇā̃)
vocative ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) ਭੈਣੋ (bhaiṇo)
ablative ਭੈਣੋਂ (bhaiṇõ) ਭੈਣਿਆੰ (bhaiṇiā̃)
locative ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃)
instrumental ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃)
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References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.