ਭਤੀਜੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रात्रीय (bhrātrīya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə˨.t̪iː.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

ਭਤੀਜੀ • (bhatījī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھتیجی)

1. niece

   Coordinate term: ਭਤੀਜਾ (bhatījā)

Declension

Declension of ਭਤੀਜੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਭਤੀਜੀ (bhatījī)	ਭਤੀਜੀਆਂ (bhatījīā̃)
oblique	ਭਤੀਜੀ (bhatījī)	ਭਤੀਜੀਆਂ (bhatījīā̃)
vocative	ਭਤੀਜੀਏ (bhatījīē)	ਭਤੀਜੀਓ (bhatījīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਤੀਜੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.