Kohistani Shina

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Noun

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بھائیْ (bhāy)

  1. fire

Punjabi

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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بھائی (bhā'īm (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾਈ)

  1. brother
  2. (informal) mister, sir; used to refer to any male person

References

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  • بھائی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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بھائی (bhāīm (Hindi spelling भाई)

  1. brother (a female sibling of any age)
    Coordinate term: بَہَن (bahan)
  2. (by extension) a male cousin
  3. (polite, chiefly women's speech, vocative) any male person
  4. (impolite, vocative) dude, bro

Declension

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    Declension of بھائی
singular plural
direct بھائی (bhāī) بھائی (bhāī)
oblique بھائی (bhāī) بھائِیوں (bhāiyõ)
vocative بھائی (bhāī) بھائِیو (bhāiyo)

Further reading

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  • بھائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بھائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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