भगिनी f
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | भगिनी (bhaginī) | भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī) |
| Accusative (second) | भगिनिं (bhaginiṃ) or भगिनियं (bhaginiyaṃ) | भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī) |
| Instrumental (third) | भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) | भगिनीहि (bhaginīhi) or भगिनीभि (bhaginībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) | भगिनीनं (bhaginīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) | भगिनीहि (bhaginīhi) or भगिनीभि (bhaginībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) | भगिनीनं (bhaginīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | भगिनिया (bhaginiyā) or भगिनियं (bhaginiyaṃ) | भगिनीसु (bhaginīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | भगिनि (bhagini) | भगिनियो (bhaginiyo) or भगिनी (bhaginī) |
Of uncertain origin. Has been connected to भग (bhaga) in both the "good fortune" and "vulva" senses (the latter sense is considered to be specialized from the former sense). However, Ghurye rejects connections to भग (bhaga) and the related भाग (bhāga, “luck, fortune”), as well as to भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), as fanciful.[1] Descendant terms in attested Middle Indo-Aryan and most Neo Indo-Aryan languages start with the syllable bah-, which presupposes Old Indo-Aryan *bagh-, making a derivation from an unattested form *बघिनी (baghinī) plausible; due to the unlikelihood of a metathesis of initial aspiration in Indo-Aryan, the attested form may postdate the unattested one.[2] By surface analysis, भग (bhaga) + -इनी (-inī).
भगिनी • (bhaginī) stem, f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भगिनी (bhaginī) | भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau) भगिनी¹ (bhaginī¹) |
भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ) भगिनीः¹ (bhaginīḥ¹) |
| vocative | भगिनि (bhagini) | भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau) भगिनी¹ (bhaginī¹) |
भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ) भगिनीः¹ (bhaginīḥ¹) |
| accusative | भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) | भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau) भगिनी¹ (bhaginī¹) |
भगिनीः (bhaginīḥ) |
| instrumental | भगिन्या (bhaginyā) | भगिनीभ्याम् (bhaginībhyām) | भगिनीभिः (bhaginībhiḥ) |
| dative | भगिन्यै (bhaginyai) | भगिनीभ्याम् (bhaginībhyām) | भगिनीभ्यः (bhaginībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भगिन्याः (bhaginyāḥ) भगिन्यै² (bhaginyai²) |
भगिनीभ्याम् (bhaginībhyām) | भगिनीभ्यः (bhaginībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भगिन्याः (bhaginyāḥ) भगिन्यै² (bhaginyai²) |
भगिन्योः (bhaginyoḥ) | भगिनीनाम् (bhaginīnām) |
| locative | भगिन्याम् (bhaginyām) | भगिन्योः (bhaginyoḥ) | भगिनीषु (bhaginīṣu) |