"بھائی" meaning in Urdu

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Noun

IPA: /bʱɑː.iː/ [Standard, Urdu]
Rhymes: -iː 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ur|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh+|ur|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇}} Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh|ur|sa|भ्रातृ|tr=bhrā́tṛ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), {{inh|ur|inc-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, {{inh|ur|iir-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, {{inh|ur|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr|t=brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”) Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m|head=بھائی}} بھائی • (bhāī) m (Hindi spelling भाई) Inflection templates: {{ur-decl-noun|بھائی|bhāī|بھائی|bhāī|بھائی|bhāī|بھائِیوں|bhāiyõ|بھائی|bhāī|بھائِیو|bhāiyo}} Forms: bhāī [romanization], भाई [Hindi], no-table-tags [table-tags], بھائی [direct, singular], بھائی [direct, plural], بھائی [oblique, singular], بھائِیوں [oblique, plural], بھائی [singular, vocative], بھائِیو [plural, vocative]
  1. brother (a male sibling of any age)
    Sense id: en-بھائی-ur-noun-Wu6qFo4Z Categories (other): Urdu nouns with declension, Urdu terms with redundant transliterations, Male family members Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 27 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Urdu terms with redundant transliterations: 44 7 41 7 Disambiguation of Male family members: 29 33 37 1
  2. (by extension) a male cousin Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-بھائی-ur-noun-dKXbRepE Categories (other): Urdu nouns with declension, Male family members Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 27 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Male family members: 29 33 37 1
  3. (polite, chiefly women's speech, vocative) any male person Tags: polite, vocative
    Sense id: en-بھائی-ur-noun-5QhQGbSj Categories (other): Urdu entries with incorrect language header, Urdu nouns with declension, Urdu terms with redundant transliterations, Male family members Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 38 4 54 4 Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 27 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Urdu terms with redundant transliterations: 44 7 41 7 Disambiguation of Male family members: 29 33 37 1
  4. (impolite, vocative) dude, bro Tags: impolite, vocative
    Sense id: en-بھائی-ur-noun-U6fqWB-Z Categories (other): Urdu nouns with declension Disambiguation of Urdu nouns with declension: 27 24 24 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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