بیوی

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: بی‧وی

Noun

بِیْوِی • (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 (bīvīyāṉ)
	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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

بِیوِی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)

1. wife

   Synonym: بیگَم (begam)

   Synonym: 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.