بھائی

See also: بهائی, بهائي, and بہائی

Kohistani Shina

Noun

بھائیْ (bhāy)

1. fire

Punjabi

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑː˩˨.iː/

Noun

بھائی • (bhā'ī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾਈ)

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

References

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

Urdu

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.iː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: بھا‧ئی

Noun

بھائی • (bhāī) m (Hindi spelling भाई)

1. brother

   Coordinate term: بہن (bahin)

2. (polite) any male person

Declension

Declension of بھائی
	singular	plural
direct	بھائی (bhāī)	بھائی (bhāī)
oblique	بھائی (bhāī)	بھائیوں (bhāiyō̃)
vocative	بھائی (bhāī)	بھائیو (bhāiyō)

References

• “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.