See also: پهن and تهن

Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀺 (bhaïṇi), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).[1][2] Cognate with Punjabi بَھیْݨ (bhaiṇ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَہَن (bahanf (masculine بھائِی (bhāī), Hindi spelling बहन)

  1. sister
    Synonym: باجی (bājī)
    Antonyms: بھائی (bhāī), بَرَادَر (barādar)
  2. (polite) any female person

Declension

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Declension of بہن
singular plural
direct بہن (bahan) بہنیں (bahanẽ)
oblique بہن (bahan) بہنوں (bahanõ)
vocative بہن (bahan) بہنو (bahano)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “بہن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 191

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