बहन
See also: बहना, बहाना, बिहान, बहिन, and बहिनी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बहिन (bahin)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛˈɦɛ̃n]
- (Eastern Hindi) (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bə.ɦɪn/, [bə.ɦɪ̃n̪]
Noun
बहन • (bahan) f (Urdu spelling بہن)
- sister (a female sibling of any age)
- बड़ी बहन ― baṛī bahan ― older sister
- छोटी बहन ― choṭī bahan ― younger sister
- भाई-बहन ― bhāī-bahan ― brothers and sisters
- female cousin
- sister (term of address between women)
- बहनो, खाना आ गया है! ― bahno, khānā ā gayā hai! ― Sisters, food has been served!
Declension
Declension of बहन (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बहन bahan | बहनें bahanẽ |
| oblique | बहन bahan | बहनों bahanõ |
| vocative | बहन bahan | बहनो bahano |
Derived terms
- बहनचोद (bahancod)
- बहनोई (bahnoī)
- भाई-बहन (bhāī-bahan)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press