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بہن

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See also: پهن and تهن

Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀺 (bhaïṇi), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).[1][2] Cognate with Punjabi بَھیْݨ (bhaiṇ).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    بَہَن (bahanf (masculine بھائِی (bhāī), Hindi spelling बहन)

    1. sister (a female sibling of any age)
      Synonym: باجی (bājī)
      Antonyms: بھائی (bhāī), بَرَادَر (barādar)
    2. (by extension) a female cousin
    3. (polite, vocative) any female person

    Declension

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        Declension of بہن
    singular plural
    direct بَہَن (bahan) بَہَنیں (bahanẽ)
    oblique بَہَن (bahan) بَہَنوں (bahanõ)
    vocative بَہَن (bahan) بَہَنو (bahano)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “بہن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 191

    Further reading

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