بیوی
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- بِیْبِی (bībī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بِیبِی (bī-bī, “lady”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /biː.ʋiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: بی‧وی
Noun
بِیْوِی • (bīvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)
Declension
| 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
- بِی بِی (bī bī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بِیبِی (bī-bī, “lady”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /biː.ʋiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
بِیوِی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بِیوی (bīvī) | بِیوِیاں (bīviyā̃) |
| oblique | بِیوی (bīvī) | بِیوِیوں (bīviyō̃) |
| vocative | بِیوی (bīvī) | بِیوِیو (bīviyō) |