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Gujarati
- બહિન (bahin)
- બેન (ben) — pronunciation spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati बहिन (bahina), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀻 (bhaïṇī), 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bhagiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate with Old Marwari 𑅪𑅱𑅢 (bahaṇa), Hindustani बहन (bahan) / بہن (bahan).
Pronunciation
Noun
બહેન • (bahen) f (plural બહેનો)
- sister
- female cousin
- (respectful, endearing) any woman
Declension
| Declension of બહેન
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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બહેન (bahen)
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બહેનો (baheno)
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| oblique
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બહેન (bahen)
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બહેનો (baheno)
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| vocative
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બહેન (bahen)
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બહેનો (baheno)
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| instrumental
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બહેને (bahene)
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બહેનોએ (bahenoe)
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| locative
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બહેને (bahene)
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બહેનોએ (bahenoe)
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