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Kohistani Shina
Noun
بھائیْ (bhāy)
- fire
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit , from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
بھائی • (bhā'ī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾਈ)
- brother
- (informal) mister, sir; used to refer to any male person
References
- “بھائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
بھائی • (bhāī) m (Hindi spelling भाई)
- brother
- Coordinate term: بہن (bahin)
- (polite) any male person
Declension
Declension of بھائی
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singular
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plural
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direct
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بھائی (bhāī)
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بھائی (bhāī)
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oblique
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بھائی (bhāī)
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بھائِیوں (bhāiyõ)
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vocative
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بھائی (bhāī)
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بھائِیو (bhāiyo)
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References
- “بھائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بھائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.