ਭੈਣ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate to Hindi बहन (bahan).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /pɛ˨.ɳə̆/
Noun edit
ਭੈਣ • (bhaiṇ) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھین)
Declension edit
| 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) | — |
| 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.