ਭਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: prā̀ IPA^(key): /pɾä˨ː/
• Rhymes: -ä˨ː

Noun

ਭਰਾ • (bhrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا)

1. brother

   Synonyms: ਭਾਈ (bhāī), (dialectal) ਭਾਊ (bhāū)

Declension

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

References

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