بیوی

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بِی‌بِی (bī-bī, lady).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِیْوِی • (bīvīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)

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

Declension

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

References

  • بیوی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بیوی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بِی‌بِی (bī-bī, lady).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِیوِی • (bīvīf (Hindi spelling बीवी)

  1. wife
    Synonyms: بیگَم (begam), پَتْنی (patnī)

Declension

Declension of بیوی
singular plural
direct بِیوی (bīvī) بِیوِیاں (bīviyā̃)
oblique بِیوی (bīvī) بِیوِیوں (bīviyō̃)
vocative بِیوی (bīvī) بِیوِیو (bīviyō)

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, 2025.