baradari
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Baradari at Amber Fort, Rajasthan, India, with 12 openings 
Taramati "Baradari" in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with 20 openings 
Baradari palanquin (Indian litter) with 12 openings in 1885
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Etymology 1
From Hindi बारादरी (bārādrī) and Urdu بارہ دری (bārɘdɘrī), from बारह (bārah) and بارہ (bārā, bārah, “twelve”) + दर (dar) and دَر (dar, “door”).
Noun
baradari (plural baradaris)
- (South Asia) A boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings.
- (South Asia, chiefly historical) A palanquin with twelve openings, including entryways and windows; similar palanquins with similar sets of openings.
- 1877, D. B. Allen et al., “A Statistical Account of Bengal”, in Districts of Gayá and Sháhábád, volume 12, page 81:
- Bárádari is a kind of open palkí, and is so called from having twelve doors or openings.
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Etymology 2
From Persian برادری (barâdari, “brotherhood”), from برادر (barâdar, “brother”) + ـی (-i, “-y, -hood”), q.v.
Noun
baradari (countable and uncountable, plural baradaris)
- (South Asia) A system of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims.