भगिनी

See also: भागना

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • bhaginī (Latin script)
  • 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀦𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • ভগিনী (Bengali script)
  • භගිනී (Sinhalese script)
  • ဘဂိနီ or ဘဂိနဳ or ꧤၷိၼီ (Burmese script)
  • ภคินี or ภะคินี (Thai script)
  • ᨽᨣᩥᨶᩦ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຠຄິນີ or ຠະຄິນີ (Lao script)
  • ភគិនី (Khmer script)
  • 𑄞𑄉𑄨𑄚𑄩 (Chakma script)

Noun

भगिनी f

  1. Devanagari script form of bhaginī

Declension

Declension table of "भगिनी" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
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)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ভগিনী (Assamese script)
  • ᬪᬕᬶᬦᬷ (Balinese script)
  • ভগিনী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰥𑰐𑰰𑰡𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀪𑀕𑀺𑀦𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • ဘဂိနီ (Burmese script)
  • ભગિની (Gujarati script)
  • ਭਗਿਨੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • ꦨꦒꦶꦤꦷ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂦𑂏𑂱𑂢𑂲 (Kaithi script)
  • ಭಗಿನೀ (Kannada script)
  • ភគិនី (Khmer script)
  • ຠຄິນີ (Lao script)
  • ഭഗിനീ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢨᠠᡤᡳᠨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘥𑘐𑘱𑘡𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠪᠾᠠᠺᠢᠨᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧅𑦰𑧒𑧁𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐨𑐐𑐶𑐣𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ଭଗିନୀ (Odia script)
  • ꢩꢔꢶꢥꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆨𑆓𑆴𑆤𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖥𑖐𑖰𑖡𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • භගිනී (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩳𑩞𑩑𑩯𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚡𑚌𑚮𑚝𑚯 (Takri script)
  • ப⁴கி³நீ (Tamil script)
  • భగినీ (Telugu script)
  • ภคินี (Thai script)
  • བྷ་གི་ནཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒦𑒑𑒱𑒢𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨡𑨍𑨁𑨝𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

    Of uncertain origin. Has been connected to भग (bhága) in both the "good fortune" and "vulva" senses (the latter sense is considered to be specialized from the former sense).[1][2] Per this interpretation, by surface analysis, भग (bhaga) +‎ -इनी (-inī). However, Ghurye rejects connections to भग (bhaga) and the related भाग (bhāga, “luck, fortune”), as well as to भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), as fanciful.[3] As Ghurye was not a linguist and his views on Indo-European etymology have not been adopted in later linguistic scholarship, his rejection of these connections is generally not followed.

    Descendants in attested Middle Indo-Aryan and most Neo Indo-Aryan languages show initial बह् (bah), which presupposes an Old Indo-Aryan बघ् (bagh) and renders derivation from an unattested form *बघिनी (*baghinī) plausible. Since initial aspiration is not normally subject to metathesis in Indo-Aryan, the attested भगिनी (bhaginī) may postdate *बघिनी (*baghinī), making the traditional derivation problematic. Alternatively, *बघिनी (*baghinī) could itself be secondary, with the metathesis motivated by avoidance of taboo homophony with भग (bhága) in the "vulva" sense.[4]

    Noun

    भगिनी • (bhaginī) stem, f

    1. sister
    2. any woman
    3. wife

    Declension

    Feminine ī-stem declension of भगिनी
    singular dual plural
    nominative भगिनी (bhaginī) 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)
    vocative भगिनि (bhagini) भगिन्यौ (bhaginyau)
    भगिनी¹ (bhaginī¹)     		भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ)
    भगिनीः¹ (bhaginīḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀇𑀡𑀺 (bhaïṇi)
    • Dardic:
    • Gandhari: 𐨧𐨒𐨁𐨣𐨁 (bhagini)
    • Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀪𑁃𑀡𑀻 (*bhaiṇī), *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑁃𑀡𑀻 (bhaiṇī), 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bahiṇī)
    • → Old Javanese: [script needed] (bhaginī)
    • Pali: bhaginī
      • → Khmer: ភគិនី (phĕəʼkinii)
      • → Lao: ພະຄິນີ (pha khi nī)
      • → Thai: ภคินี
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀪𑁃𑀡𑀻 (*bhaiṇī), *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī)
    • Khasa Prakrit:
    • → Tamil: பகினி (pakiṉi)
    • → Telugu: భగిని (bhagini)
    • → Malayalam: ഭഗിനി (bhagini)

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “bhaginī-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 361
    2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “bhaginī”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 460
    3. ^ Ghurye, G. S. (1955), Family and Kin in Indo-European Culture, United Kingdom: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, page 26
    4. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhaginī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 531

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