بیوی

Punjabi

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian ‎ (bibi, “lady”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
Rhymes: -iː
Hyphenation: بی‧وی

Noun

بِیْوی • (bīvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)

wife; spouse
Synonyms: زَنانی‎ (zanānī), بیگَم‎ (begam)
a woman
housewife

Declension

Declension of بیوی
dir. sg.	بِیْوی‎ (bīvī)
dir. pl.	بِیْوِیاں‎ (bīviyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	بِیْوی‎ (bīvī)	بِیْوِیاں‎ (bīviyāṉ)
oblique	بِیْوی‎ (bīvī)	بِیْوِیاں‎ (bīviyāṉ)
vocative	بِیْوِئے‎ (bīvi'e)	بِیْوِیو‎ (bīviyo)
ablative	بِیْوِیوں‎ (bīviyoṉ)	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

“بیوی‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بیوی‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian ‎ (bibi, “lady”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

بیوی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)

wife
Synonym: بیگم‎ (begam)

Declension

Declension of بیوی
	singular	plural
direct	بیوی‎ (bivī)	بیویاں‎ (biviyā̃)
oblique	بیوی‎ (bivī)	بیویوں‎ (biviyō̃)
vocative	بیوی‎ (bivī)	بیویو‎ (biviyō)

References

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

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