wife
/waɪf/noun
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पत्नी
Basic word
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§Grammar and usage
The plural of wife is wives (-fe changes to -ves).
Wife का plural wives है (-fe बदलकर -ves)।
Gender pair: husband and wife.
लिंग जोड़ी: husband और wife।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Caesar's wife must be above suspicion' (people in important positions must be completely honest).
उक्ति 'Caesar's wife must be above suspicion' (महत्वपूर्ण पदों पर लोग पूरी तरह ईमानदार हों)।
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A man with more than one wife at the same time practises polygamy (polygyny); a woman with more than one husband polyandry; having one wife or husband monogamy; killing one's wife uxoricide; a man whose wife has died a widower.
एक समय में एक से अधिक पत्नी रखना polygamy (polygyny); स्त्री का एक से अधिक पति polyandry; एक पत्नी या पति monogamy; पत्नी की हत्या uxoricide; जिस पुरुष की पत्नी मर गई हो widower।