بیوی

Punjabi

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian (bibi, “lady”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
Rhymes: -iː
Hyphenation: بی‧وی

Noun

بِیْوِی • (bīvī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੀਵੀ)

wife; spouse
Synonyms: زَنانی (zanānī), بیگَم (begam)
a woman
housewife

Declension

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Declension of **بیوی**
	singular	plural
direct	بِیْوی (bīvī)	بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
oblique	بِیْوی (bīvī)	بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
vocative	بِیْوِیے (bīviye)	بِیْوِیو (bīvīv)
ablative	بِیْوِیوں (bīvīvṉ)	بِیْوِیاں (bīvīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

“بیوی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بیوی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian (bibi, “lady”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /biː.ʋiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

بِیوِی • (bīvī) f (Hindi spelling बीवी)

wife
Synonym: بیگَم (begam)

Synonym: پَتْنی (patnī)

Declension

Declension of **بیوی**
	singular	plural
direct	بِیوی (bīvī)	بِیوِیاں (bīviyā̃)
oblique	بِیوی (bīvī)	بِیوِیوں (bīviyō̃)
vocative	بِیوی (bīvī)	بِیوِیو (bīviyō)

References

“بیوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“بیوی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.