બહેન

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• બહિન (bahin)
• બેન (ben) — pronunciation spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati बहिन (bahina), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate with Old Marwari 𑅪𑅱𑅢 (bahaṇa), Hindustani बहन (bahan) / بہن (bahan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbə.ɦeːn/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ̤n/
• Rhymes: -eːn
• Hyphenation: બ‧હેન

Noun

બહેન • (bahen) f (plural બહેનો)

1. sister
2. female cousin
3. (respectful, endearing) any woman

Declension

Declension of બહેન
	singular	plural
nominative	બહેન (bahen)	બહેનો (baheno)
oblique	બહેન (bahen)	બહેનો (baheno)
vocative	બહેન (bahen)	બહેનો (baheno)
instrumental	બહેને (bahene)	બહેનોએ (bahenoe)
locative	બહેને (bahene)	બહેનોએ (bahenoe)