بھین

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Compare Sindhi ڀيڻ (bheṇa), Saraiki بھیݨ (bheṇ) and Urdu بہن (bahan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pæ̀ṇă IPA^(key): /pɛː˨ɳᵊ/

Noun

بَھیْݨ • (bhaiṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੈਣ)

1. sister

Declension

Declension of بھین
dir. sg.	بَھیْݨ (bhaiṇ)
dir. pl.	بَھیْݨاں (bhaiṇāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	بَھیْݨ (bhaiṇ)	بَھیْݨاں (bhaiṇāṉ)
oblique	بَھیْݨ (bhaiṇ)	بَھیْݨاں (bhaiṇāṉ)
vocative	بَھیْݨے (bhaiṇe)	بَھیْݨو (bhaiṇo)
ablative	بَھیْݨوں (bhaiṇoṉ)	—
locative	بَھیْݨے (bhaiṇe)	بَھیْݨِیں (bhaiṇīṉ)
instrumental	بَھیْݨے (bhaiṇe)	بَھیْݨِیں (bhaiṇīṉ)

References

• “بَھین”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھَین”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Ushojo

Noun

بھین (bhīn)

1. wild mint