Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀯𑀇 (*bahiṇavaï), from Sanskrit भगिनीपति (bhaginīpati), from भगिनी (bhaginī, sister) +‎ पति (páti, husband).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَہْنوئِی (bahnoīm (Hindi spelling बहनोई)

  1. brother-in-law; sister's husband
    Synonym: جِیجا (jījā)

Declension

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Declension of بہنوئی
singular plural
direct بَہْنوئی (bahnoī) بَہْنوئی (bahnoī)
oblique بَہْنوئی (bahnoī) بَہْنوئِیوں (bahnoiyō̃)
vocative بَہْنوئی (bahnoī) بَہْنوئِیو (bahnoiyō)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginīpati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “بہنوئي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 194

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