بیوی

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

بِیْوی • (bīvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)

  1. wife; spouse
    Synonyms: زَنانی‎ (zanānī), بیگَم‎ (begam)
  2. a woman
  3. housewife

Declension
Declension of بیوی
dir. sg. بِیْوی‎ (bīvī)
dir. pl. بِیْوِیاں‎
singular plural
direct بِیْوی‎ (bīvī) بِیْوِیاں‎
oblique بِیْوی‎ (bīvī) بِیْوِیاں‎
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 بی‌بی‎ (bibi, “lady”)

Pronunciation

Noun

بِیوِی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)

  1. wife
    Synonym: بیگَم‎ (begam)
    Synonym: پَتْنی‎ (patnī)

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