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Punjabi
Etymology
Derived from Classical Persian بیبی (bibi, “lady”).
Pronunciation
Noun
بِیْوِی • (bīvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)
- wife; spouse
- Synonyms: زَنانی (zanānī), بیگَم (begam)
- a woman
- housewife
Declension
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References
- “بیوی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- 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
Noun
بِیوِی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)
- wife
- Synonym: بیگَم (begam)
- Synonym: پَتْنی (patnī)
Declension
| Declension of بیوی
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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بِیوی (bīvī)
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بِیوِیاں (bīviyā̃)
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| oblique
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بِیوی (bīvī)
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بِیوِیوں (bīviyō̃)
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| vocative
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بِیوی (bīvī)
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بِیوِیو (bīviyō)
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References
- “بیوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بیوی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.