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)

1. sister

Declension

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

• ਭਣੇਵਾਂ m (bhaṇevā̃, “sister's son”)
• ਭਣੇਵੀਂ m (bhaṇevī̃, “sister's daughter”)
• ਭਣਵਈਆ m (bhaṇvaīā, “sister's husband”)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.