"ਭਰਾ" meaning in Punjabi

See ਭਰਾ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pɾäː˩], [pə̆.ɾäː˩]
Rhymes: -äː˩ Etymology: Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭਰਾਉ (bharāu), 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”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pa|inc-opa|ਭਰਾਉ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Punjabi ਭਰਾਉ (bharāu), {{inh+|pa|inc-opa|ਭਰਾਉ}} Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭਰਾਉ (bharāu), {{inh|pa|pra-pai}} Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], {{cog|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh|pa|sa|भ्रातृ|tr=bhrā́tṛ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), {{inh|pa|inc-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, {{inh|pa|iir-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, {{inh|pa|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr||brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”) Head templates: {{pa-noun|m|sha=بھرا|tr=bhrā}} ਭਰਾ • (bhrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا) Forms: bhrā [romanization], بھرا [Shahmukhi], no-table-tags [table-tags], ਭਰਾ [direct, singular], ਭਰਾ [direct, plural], ਭਰਾ [oblique, singular], ਭਰਾਵਾਂ [oblique, plural], ਭਰਾਵਾ [singular, vocative], ਭਰਾਵੋ [plural, vocative], ਭਰਾਵੋਂ [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], Term? [locative, singular], ਭਰਾਵੇ [locative, plural], ਭਰਾਵੀਂ [instrumental, singular], ਭਰਾਵੇ [instrumental, plural], ਭਾ [alternative], ਭਾਊ [alternative], ਭਾਈ [alternative]
  1. brother Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵਾਂ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ਭਰਾਵਾ",
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      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੋ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੋਂ",
      "roman": "bharāvõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੇ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੀਂ",
      "roman": "bharāvī̃",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੇ",
      "roman": "bharāve",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ਭਾ",
      "roman": "bhā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ਭਾਊ",
      "roman": "bhāū",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਾਈ",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "sha": "بھرا",
        "tr": "bhrā"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        ]
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[pɾäː˩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pə̆.ɾäː˩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-äː˩"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "bhrā",
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        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "بھرا",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾ",
      "roman": "bharā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾ",
      "roman": "bharā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾ",
      "roman": "bharā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵਾਂ",
      "roman": "bharāvā̃",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵਾ",
      "roman": "bharāvā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੋ",
      "roman": "bharāvo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੋਂ",
      "roman": "bharāvõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Term?",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੇ",
      "roman": "bharāve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੀਂ",
      "roman": "bharāvī̃",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਰਾਵੇ",
      "roman": "bharāve",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਾ",
      "roman": "bhā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਾਊ",
      "roman": "bhāū",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ਭਾਈ",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "sha": "بھرا",
        "tr": "bhrā"
      },
      "expansion": "ਭਰਾ • (bhrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا)",
      "name": "pa-noun"
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  "lang_code": "pa",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Punjabi lemmas",
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        "Punjabi nouns",
        "Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script",
        "Punjabi nouns with declension",
        "Punjabi term requests",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Old Punjabi",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Paisaci Prakrit",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Old Punjabi",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Paisaci Prakrit",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit",
        "Punjabi terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Rhymes:Punjabi/äː˩",
        "Rhymes:Punjabi/äː˩/1 syllable",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "pa:Male family members"
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        "brother"
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          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɾäː˩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pə̆.ɾäː˩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-äː˩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਭਰਾ"
}

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