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)
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