ਭੈਣ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate to Hindi बहन (bahan).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /pɛ˨.ɳə̆/
Noun
ਭੈਣ • (bhaiṇ) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھین)
- sister
Declension
Declension of ਭੈਣ | ||
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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) | — |
locative | ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) | ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃) |
instrumental | ਭੈਣੇ (bhaiṇe) | ਭੈਣੀਂ (bhaiṇī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਭੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.