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Urdu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Feminine of بھان٘جا (bhāñjā, “nephew”), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhāyaṇijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भागिनेय (bhāginēya).[1][2]
Noun
بھان٘جی • (bhāñjī) f (masculine بھان٘جا (bhāñjā), Hindi spelling भाँजी)[3]
- sororal niece (sister's daughter)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیاں (bhāñjiyā̃)
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیوں (bhāñjiyō̃)
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیو (bhāñjiyō)
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit भञ्जनी (bhañjanī).[2][4]
Noun
بھان٘جی • (bhāñjī) f (Hindi spelling भाँजी)[5]
- interruption, hinderance
- talebearing
Declension
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singular
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plural
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیاں (bhāñjiyā̃)
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیوں (bhāñjiyō̃)
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بھان٘جی (bhāñjī)
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بھان٘جِیو (bhāñjiyō)
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References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāginēya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 537
- ↑ 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
- ^ “بھانجی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “بهانجي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 180
- ^ “بھانجی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Further reading
More information
- “بھانجی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بهانجا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 124
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “بھانجی”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
