بھائی
See also: بهائی, بهائي, and بہائی
Kohistani Shina
Noun
بھائیْ (bhāy)
- fire
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑː˩˨.iː/
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, 2023
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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.iː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: بھا‧ئی
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 | plural | |
direct | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائی (bhāī) |
oblique | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائیوں (bhāiyō̃) |
vocative | بھائی (bhāī) | بھائیو (bhāiyō) |
References
- “بھائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بھائی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.