بھائی

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See also: بهائی, بهائي, and بہائی

Kohistani Shina

Noun

بھائیْ (bhāy)

  1. 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)

  1. brother
  2. (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)

  1. brother
    Coordinate term: بہن (bahin)
  2. (polite) any male person

Declension

Declension of بھائی
singular plural
direct بھائی (bhāī) بھائی (bhāī)
oblique بھائی (bhāī) بھائِیوں (bhāiyō̃)
vocative بھائی (bhāī) بھائِیو (bhāiyō)

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.
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