بھانجی

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Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Feminine of بھان٘جا (bhāñjā, nephew), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhāyaṇijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भागिनेय (bhāginēya).[1][2]

Noun

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بھان٘جی (bhāñjīf (masculine بھان٘جا (bhāñjā), Hindi spelling भाँजी)[3]

  1. sororal niece (sister's daughter)
Declension
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Declension of بھانجی
singular plural
direct بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیاں (bhāñjiyā̃)
oblique بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیوں (bhāñjiyō̃)
vocative بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیو (bhāñjiyō)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit भञ्जनी (bhañjanī).[2][4]

Noun

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بھان٘جی (bhāñjīf (Hindi spelling भाँजी)[5]

  1. interruption, hinderance
  2. talebearing
Declension
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Declension of بھانجی
singular plural
direct بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیاں (bhāñjiyā̃)
oblique بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیوں (bhāñjiyō̃)
vocative بھان٘جی (bhāñjī) بھان٘جِیو (bhāñjiyō)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāginēya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 537
  2. 2.0 2.1 John Shakespear (1834) “بھانجی”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
  3. ^ بھانجی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  4. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “بهانجي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 180
  5. ^ بھانجی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Further reading

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