भ्रातृ

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

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrātṛ) m (Urdu spelling بھراتر‎)

1. (literary, rare) brother

See also

• भाई (bhāī)
• भ्राता (bhrātā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬵᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
• ভ্ৰাতৃ (Assamese script)
• ভ্রাতৃ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
• ભ્રાતૃ (Gujarati script)
• ꦨꦿꦴꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
• ಭ್ರಾತೃ (Kannada script)
• ဘြာတၖ (Burmese script)
• ଭ୍ରାତୃ (Oriya script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢵꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
• བྷྲཱཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠 (b-r-a-t-a /brātā/), (whence Persian برادر‎ (birādar)), Avestan 𐬠𐬭𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (brātar), Ancient Greek φρᾱ́τηρ (phrā́tēr), Latin frater, Old English broþor (whence English brother).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɽɑː.t̪r̩/

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɽɑ́ː.t̪r̩/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɽɑː.t̪r̩/

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrā́tṛ) m

1. brother

   मम् भ्रातृ कृष्णः।

   mam bhrātṛ kṛṣṇaḥ.

   My brother is Krishna.

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

Borrowed terms

• Bengali: ভ্রাতা (bhrata)
• Hindi: भ्राता (bhrātā), भ्रातृ (bhrātŕ)
• Telugu: భ్రాత (bhrāta)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [script needed] (bhāā), [script needed] (bhāi)
  • Bengali: ভাই (bhai)
• Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Konkani: भाव (bhāv)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘅 (bhāū)
    • Marathi: भाऊ (bhāū)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: [script needed] (bhāā), [script needed] (bhāi)
  • Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)
  • Hindi: भाई (bhāī), भैया (bhaiyā)
  • Romani: phral (Kalderash)
    • Angloromani: phal
      • → English: pal