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ભાઈ

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Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Gujarati भाई (bhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ). Doublet of બિરાદર (birādar).

    Cognates

    Cognates include Assamese ভাই (bhai), Bengali ভাই (bhai), Dhivehi ބޭބެ (bēbe), Hindustani भाई (bhāī) / بھائی (bhāī), Kashmiri بوے (bōy), Kachchi ભા (bhā), Konkani भाव (bhāv), Marwari भाई (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Odia ଭାଇ (bhāi), Punjabi ਭਾਈ (bhāī) / بھائی (bhā'ī), Romani phral, Sindhi ڀاء (bhāu).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

    1. brother
      Synonyms: માજાયો (mājāyo), બંધુ (bandhu), સહોદર (sahodar) (literary)
      મોટા ભાઈ ― moṭā bhāī ― Older brother
    2. cousin (male)
      ફોઇયાત ભાઈ ― phoiyāt bhāī ― paternal cousin (paternal aunt's son)
    3. friend, companion, comrade
      Synonyms: સ્નેહી (snehī), દોસ્ત (dost), મિત્ર (mitra)
      હિંદી ચીની ભાઈ ભાઈ ― hindī cīnī bhāī bhāī ― Indians and Chinese are brothers.
    4. used to refer to any man; also used as a suffix at the end of a given name
      વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ ― vallabhbhāī paṭěl ― Vallabhbhai Patel
    5. (informal) dude, bro

    Declension

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    Declension of ભાઈ
    singular plural
    nominative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
    oblique ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
    vocative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
    instrumental ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
    locative ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)

    Derived terms

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    See also

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