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ਭਰਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare 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

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Noun

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ਭਰਾ (bhrām (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا)

  1. brother
    Synonyms: ਭਾਈ (bhāī), (dialectal) ਭਾਊ (bhāū)

Declension

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Declension of ਭਰਾ
dir. sg. ਭਰਾ (bharā)
dir. pl. ਭਰਾ (bharā)
singular plural
direct ਭਰਾ (bharā) ਭਰਾ (bharā)
oblique ਭਰਾ (bharā) ਭਰਾਵਾਂ (bharāvā̃)
vocative ਭਰਾਵਾ (bharāvā) ਭਰਾਵੋ (bharāvo)
ablative ਭਰਾਵੋਂ (bharāvõ) [Term?]
locative ਭਰਾਵੇ (bharāve) ਭਰਾਵੀਂ (bharāvī̃)
instrumental ਭਰਾਵੇ (bharāve) ਭਰਾਵੀਂ (bharāvī̃)

References

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  • ਭਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.