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

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Declension of بیوی
dir. sg. بِیْوی (bīvī)
dir. pl. بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct بِیْوی (bīvī) بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
oblique بِیْوی (bīvī) بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
vocative بِیْوِیے (bīviye) بِیْوِیو (bīvīv)
ablative بِیْوِیوں (bīvīvṉ) —
locative — —
instrumental — —

References
  • “بیوی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • 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], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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