भ्रातृ

See also: भारत, भुरति, भरति, भ्राता, and भारती

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of भाई (bhāī).

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrātŕ) m (Urdu spelling بھراتر‎)

1. (literary, rare) brother

Declension

Declension of भ्रातृ (masc r-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ
oblique	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृओं bhrātŕõ
vocative	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृओ bhrātŕo

See also

• भाई (bhāī)
• भ्राता (bhrātā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬵᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
• ভ্ৰাতৃ (Assamese script)
• ভ্রাতৃ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
• ભ્રાતૃ (Gujarati script)
• ꦨꦿꦴꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
• ភ្រាត្ឫ (Khmer script)
• ಭ್ರಾತೃ (Kannada script)
• ຠ຺ຣາຕ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘝𑘵 (Modi script)
• ဘြာတၖ (Burmese script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐟𑐺 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରାତୃ (Oriya script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢵꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
• భ్రాతృ (Telugu script)
• ภฺราตฺฤ (Thai script)
• བྷྲཱཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬭𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (brātar), Ancient Greek φρᾱ́τηρ (phrā́tēr), Latin frater, Persian برادر‎ (barādar), English brother.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑ́ː.t̪r̩/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɾɑː.t̪r̩/

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrā́tṛ) m

1. a brother
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.51.5:

     द्यौष्पितः पृथिवि मातरध्रुगग्ने भ्रातर्वसवो मृळता नः ।
     विश्व आदित्या अदिते सजोषा अस्मभ्यं शर्म बहुलं वि यन्त ॥

     dyauṣpitaḥ pṛthivi mātaradhrugagne bhrātarvasavo mṛḷatā naḥ .
     viśva ādityā adite sajoṣā asmabhyaṃ śarma bahulaṃ vi yanta .

     O Heaven our Father, Earth our guileless Mother, O Brother Agni, and ye Vasus, bless us.
     Grant us, O Aditi and ye Ādityas, all of one mind, your manifold protection.

2. (by extension) kinsman, relative
   1. cousin (especially paternal cousin)
3. (figuratively) friend

Usage notes

Often used to designate a near relative or an intimate friend, especially as a term of friendly address.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भ्राता bhrā́tā	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातरः bhrā́taraḥ
Vocative	भ्रातः bhrā́taḥ	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातरः bhrā́taraḥ
Accusative	भ्रातरम् bhrā́taram	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातॄन् bhrā́tṝn
Instrumental	भ्रात्रा bhrā́trā	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभिः bhrā́tṛbhiḥ
Dative	भ्रात्रे bhrā́tre	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभ्यः bhrā́tṛbhyaḥ
Ablative	भ्रातुः bhrā́tuḥ	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभ्यः bhrā́tṛbhyaḥ
Genitive	भ्रातुः bhrā́tuḥ	भ्रात्रोः bhrā́troḥ	भ्रातॄणाम् bhrā́tṝṇām
Locative	भ्रातरि bhrā́tari	भ्रात्रोः bhrā́troḥ	भ्रातृषु bhrā́tṛṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)
  • Assamese: ভাই (bhai)
  • Bengali: ভাই (bhai)
  • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠁ (bái)
• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: بوے‎ (bōē)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu)
  • Konkani: bhāv

    Devanagari: भाव

    Kannada: ಭಾವ್

    Latin: bhav

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari: भाउ (bhāu), भाव (bhāva)

    Modi: 𑘥𑘰𑘄 (bhāu), 𑘥𑘰𑘪 (bhāva)

    • Marathi: भाऊ (bhāū)
• Niya Prakrit: 𐨧𐨿𐨪𐨟‎ (bhrata), 𐨧𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨂‎ (bhratu)
• Pali: bhātar
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)
  • Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)
  • Hindi: भाई (bhāī)
  • Romani: phral, phal, pral
    • Angloromani: pal, palla, pel, pral, prala, pralla, pulu
      • → English: pal
    • Balkan Romani: phral, pral
    • Baltic Romani: pšal, phal
    • Caló: plal
    • Carpathian Romani: phral, pral
    • Kalo Finnish Romani: phaal
    • Sinte Romani: phral, pral
    • Vlax Romani: phral, pral
    • Welsh Romani: phal
• → Bengali: ভ্রাতা (bhrata)
• → Hindi: भ्राता (bhrātā), भ्रातृ (bhrātŕ)
• → Telugu: భ్రాత (bhrāta)