ભાઈ

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Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati भाई (bhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of બિરાદર (birādar).

Cognates

Cognates include Assamese ভাই (bhai), Bengali ভাই (bhai), Dhivehi ބޭބެ (bēbe), Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī), Kashmiri بوے (bōē), Kachchi ભા (bhā), Konkani भाव (bhāv), Marwari भाई (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Odia ଭାଇ (bhāi), Punjabi بھائی / ਭਾਈ (bhāī), Romani phral, and Sindhi ڀاء (bhāu).

Pronunciation

Noun

ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

  1. brother
    Synonyms: માજાયો (mājāyo), બંધુ (bandhu), સહોદર (sahodar)
    Coordinate term: બહેન (bahen)
    મોટા ભાઈ ― moṭā bhāī ― Older brother
    હિંદી ચીની ભાઈ ભાઈ ― hindī cīnī bhāī bhāī ― Indians and Chinese are brothers.
  2. male cousin
  3. friend, companion, comrade
    Synonyms: સ્નેહી (snehī), દોસ્ત (dost), મિત્ર (mitra)
  4. (informal) dude, bro

Declension

Declension of ભાઈ
singular plural
nominative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
oblique ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
vocative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
instrumental ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
locative ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)

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