براعظم
Urdu
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Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of بَرِّ (barr-i, “land (as opposed to sea)”) + اَعْظَم (a'zam, “greatest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəɾ.ɾɪ.ə(ʔ)zəm/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /bəɾ.ɾeː.əːzəm/
- Hyphenation: بَر‧رِ‧اَعْ‧ظَم
Noun
[edit]بَرِّاَعْظَم • (barr-i-a'zam) m (Hindi spelling बर्र-ए-आज़म)
- continent
- سات براعظم ― sāt barr-i-a'zam ― seven continents
- براعظم ایشیا ― barr-i-a'zam ēśiyā ― the continent of Asia
Declension
[edit]| Declension of براعظم | ||||||||
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| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | براعظم (barr-i-āzam) | (barr-i-āzam) | ||||||
| oblique | (barr-i-āzam) | (barr-i-āzamõ) | ||||||
| vocative | (barr-i-āzam) | (barr-i-āzamo) | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- بَرِّاَعْظَمی (barr-i-a'zamī)
Related terms
[edit]- بَرِّصَغِیر (barr-i-saġīr)
References
[edit]- “براعظم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.