बहिन

See also: बहना, बहन, बहाना, बिहान, and बहिनी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɦɪn/, [bɐ.ɦɪ̃n]

Noun

बहिन • (bahin) f

1. (Eastern Hindi) Alternative form of बहन (bahan)

Declension

Declension of बहिन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बहिन bahin	बहिनें bahinẽ
oblique	बहिन bahin	बहिनों bahinõ
vocative	बहिन bahin	बहिनो bahino

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बहिन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बहिन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बहिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बहिन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀺 (bhaïṇi)

Old Gujarati बहिन (bahina)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀺 (bhaïṇi), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī).

Noun

बहिन • (bahina) f

1. sister
   • 1422, unknown, कालिकसूरिकथा :

     मातापिता मोकलावी पांच सइं क्षित्रीए अनइ सरस्वती बहिन सहित दीक्षा लीधी।

     mātāpitā mokalāvī pāṃca saïṃ kṣitrīe anaï sarasvatī bahina sahita dīkṣā līdhī.

     (His) parents sent him off; together with five hundred kshatriyas and (his) sister Sarasvati he took diksha.

Descendants

• Middle Gujarati: बहिन (bahina)
  • Gujarati: બહેન (bahen), બહિન (bahin)
• Rajasthani:
  • Dhundhari: भैण (bhaiṇ)
  • Malvi: भेन (bhen)
  • Mewari: बेन (ben), बहिन (bahin)