بھیس
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu بھیس (bhes), from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲 (vesa), from Sanskrit वेष (vēṣa).
Noun
بھیس • (bhes) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੇਸ)
- alternative form of ویس (ves)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بھیس (bhes) | بھیس (bhes) |
| oblique | بھیس (bhes) | بھیساں (bhesāṉ) |
| vocative | بھیسا (bhesā) | بھیسو (bheso) |
| ablative | بھیسوں (bhesoṉ) | بھیساں (bhesāṉ) |
| locative | بھیسے (bhese) | بھیسِیں (bhesīṉ) |
| instrumental | بھیسوں (bhesoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھیس”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਭੇਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēṣa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲 (vesa), from Sanskrit वेष (vēṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʱeːs/
Noun
بھیس • (bhes) m (Hindi spelling भेस)
- disguise; guise
- دہشتگردوں نے اہلکاروں کے بھس میں، سرکاری عمارت میں گھس گئے۔
- dahśatgardõ ne ahlkārõ ke bhes mẽ, sarkārī imārat mẽ ghus gaye.
- The terrorists sneaked into the government building in the guise of officials.
- garb
- sect; group
- imitation; following
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بھیس (bhes) | بھیس (bhes) |
| oblique | بھیس (bhes) | بھیسوں (bhesõ) |
| vocative | بھیس (bhes) | بھیسو (bheso) |
Further reading
- “بھیس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بھیس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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