ਭਰਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Noun
ਭਰਾ • (bharā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا)
Declension
| Declension of ਭਰਾ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਭਰਾ (bharā) | |
| dir. pl. | ਭਰਾਵਾਂ (bharāvā̃) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਭਰਾ (bharā) | ਭਰਾਵਾਂ (bharāvā̃) |
| oblique | ਭਰਾ (bharā) | ਭਰਾਵਾਂ (bharāvā̃) |
| vocative | ਭਰਾਵਾ (bharāvā) | ਭਰਾਵੋ (bharāvo) |
References
- Singh, Maya (1895), “ਭਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons
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