براعظم

Urdu

Etymology

Univerbation of بَرِّ (barr-i, “land (as opposed to sea)”) +‎ اَعْظَم (a'zam, “greatest”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.ɾɪ.ə(ʔ)zəm/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.ɾeː.əːzəm/
• Hyphenation: بَر‧رِ‧اَعْ‧ظَم

Noun

بَرِّاَعْظَم • (barr-i-a'zam) m (Hindi spelling बर्र-ए-आज़म)

1. continent

   سات براعظم ― sāt barr-i-a'zam ― seven continents

   براعظم ایشیا ― barr-i-a'zam ēśiyā ― the continent of Asia

Declension

Declension of براعظم
	singular	plural
direct	براعظم (barr-i-āzam)	براعظم (barr-i-āzam)
oblique	براعظم (barr-i-āzam)	براعظموں (barr-i-āzamō̃)
vocative	براعظم (barr-i-āzam)	براعظمو (barr-i-āzamō)

Derived terms

• بَرِّاَعْظَمی (barr-i-a'zamī)

Related terms

• بَرِّصَغِیر (barr-i-saġīr)

References

• “براعظم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.