بہن

See also: پهن‎ and تهن‎

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɛ.ɦɛn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /bɛ.ɦɛn/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): [bʱɛːn]
Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɛːn

Noun

بَہَن • (bahan) f (Hindi spelling बहन)

sister
(polite) any female person
Synonym: باجی‎ (bājī)

Declension

Declension of بہن
	singular	plural
direct	بہن‎ (bahan)	بہنیں‎ (bahanẽ)
oblique	بہن‎ (bahan)	بہنوں‎ (bahanõ)
vocative	بہن‎ (bahan)	بہنو‎ (bahano)

References

“بہن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“بہن”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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