بھائی
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Kohistani Shina
Noun
بھائیْ (bhāy)
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)
References
- “بھائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
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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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.iː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: بھا‧ئی
Noun
بھائی • (bhāī) m (Hindi spelling भाई)
- brother (a female sibling of any age)
- Coordinate term: بَہَن (bahan)
- (by extension) a male cousin
- (polite, chiefly women's speech, vocative) any male person
- (impolite, vocative) dude, bro
Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| direct | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائی (bhāī) |
| oblique | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائِیوں (bhāiyõ) |
| vocative | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائِیو (bhāiyo) |