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), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother). Doublet of બિરાદર (birādar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ભાઈ (bhāīm

  1. brother
    Synonyms: માજાયો (mājāyo), બંધુ (bandhu), સહોદર (sahodar)
    Coordinate term: બહેન (bahen)
    મોટા ભાઈmoṭā bhāīOlder brother
    હિંદી ચીની ભાઈ ભાઈhindī cīnī bhāī bhāīIndians and Chinese are brothers.
  2. male cousin
  3. friend, companion, comrade
    Synonyms: સ્નેહી (snehī), દોસ્ત (dost), મિત્ર (mitra)
  4. (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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