بھیا

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of بھائی (bhā'ī, brother), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بَھیَّا (bhayyām (Hindi spelling भैया)

  1. (endearing) Alternative form of بھائی (bhā'ī, brother)
  2. elder brother
  3. term of address for any male older than oneself

Declension[edit]

Declension of بھیا
singular plural
direct بھیا (bhayyā) بھیا (bhayyā)
oblique بھیا (bhayyā) بھیاؤں (bhayyāõ)
vocative بھیا (bhayyā) بھیاؤ (bhayyāo)

Further reading[edit]

  • بھیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بھیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.