भ्रातृ

See also: भारत, भुरति, भरति, भ्राता, and भारती

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of भ्राता (bhrātā) and भाई (bhāī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑːt̪ɾ/, [bʱɾäːt̪ɾ]

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrātŕ) m (Urdu spelling بھراتر‎) (literary, rare)

1. brother

Declension

Declension of भ्रातृ (masc r-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ
oblique	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृओं bhrātŕõ
vocative	भ्रातृ bhrātŕ	भ्रातृओ bhrātŕo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬵᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
• ভ্ৰাতৃ (Assamese script)
• ভ্রাতৃ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
• ભ્રાતૃ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੑਰਾਤ੍ਹ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦨꦿꦴꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
• ភ្រាត្ឫ (Khmer script)
• ಭ್ರಾತೃ (Kannada script)
• ຠ຺ຣາຕ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രാതൃ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘝𑘵 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᢗᢐᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
• ᢨᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
• ဘြာတၖ (Burmese script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧑𑦽𑧖 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐟𑐺 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରାତୃ (Oriya script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢵꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
• භ්රාතෘ (Sinhalese script)
• భ్రాతృ (Telugu script)
• ภฺราตฺฤ (Thai script)
• བྷྲཱ་ཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬭𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (brātar), Ancient Greek φρᾱ́τηρ (phrā́tēr), Latin frater, Persian برادر‎ (barâdar), English brother.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑ́ː.tr̩/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɾɑː.t̪r̩/

Noun

भ्रातृ • (bhrā́tṛ) m

1. a brother
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.51.5:

     द्यौष्पितः पृथिवि मातरध्रुगग्ने भ्रातर् वसवो मृळता नः ।
     विश्व आदित्या अदिते सजोषा अस्मभ्यं शर्म बहुलं वि यन्त ॥

     dyauṣpitaḥ pṛthivi mātaradhrugagne bhrātar vasavo mṛḷatā naḥ .
     viśva ādityā adite sajoṣā asmabhyaṃ śarma bahulaṃ vi yanta .

     O Heaven our Father, Earth our guileless Mother, O Brother Agni, and ye Vasus, bless us.
     Grant us, O Aditi and ye Ādityas, all of one mind, your manifold protection.

2. (by extension) kinsman, relative
   1. cousin (especially paternal cousin)
3. (figurative) friend

Usage notes

Often used to designate a near relative or an intimate friend, especially as a term of friendly address.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भ्राता bhrā́tā	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातरः bhrā́taraḥ
Vocative	भ्रातः bhrā́taḥ	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातरः bhrā́taraḥ
Accusative	भ्रातरम् bhrā́taram	भ्रातरौ / भ्रातरा¹ bhrā́tarau / bhrā́tarā¹	भ्रातॄन् bhrā́tṝn
Instrumental	भ्रात्रा bhrā́trā	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभिः bhrā́tṛbhiḥ
Dative	भ्रात्रे bhrā́tre	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभ्यः bhrā́tṛbhyaḥ
Ablative	भ्रातुः bhrā́tuḥ	भ्रातृभ्याम् bhrā́tṛbhyām	भ्रातृभ्यः bhrā́tṛbhyaḥ
Genitive	भ्रातुः bhrā́tuḥ	भ्रात्रोः bhrā́troḥ	भ्रातॄणाम् bhrā́tṝṇām
Locative	भ्रातरि bhrā́tari	भ्रात्रोः bhrā́troḥ	भ्रातृषु bhrā́tṛṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀢𑀼 (bhātu)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀓 (bhāika)
    • Old Bengali:
      • Bengali: ভাই (bhai), ভাইয়া (bhaiẏa)
      • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠁ (bái)
    • Kamarupi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀆, 𑀪𑀸𑀇
      • Early Assamese: ভাই (bhai)
        • Assamese: ভাই (bhai)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu)
    • Konkani: bhāv

      Devanagari script: भाव

      Kannada script: ಭಾವ್

      Latin script: bhav

    • Old Marathi:

      Devanagari script: भाउ (bhāu), भाव (bhāva)

      Modi script: 𑘥𑘰𑘄 (bhāu), 𑘥𑘰𑘪 (bhāva)

      • Marathi: भाऊ (bhāū)
  • Niya Prakrit: 𐨧𐨿𐨪𐨟‎ (bhrata), 𐨧𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨂‎ (bhratu)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਭਾਈ (bhāī) / بھائی‎ (bhā'ī)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)
    • Old Gujarati: भाई (bhāī)
      • Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)
    • Old Hindi:
      • Hindi: भाई (bhāī)
      • Urdu: بھائی‎ (bhāī)
      • → English: bhai
    • Romani: phral (see there for further descendants)
• Dardic
  • Kashmiri: بوے‎ (bōē)
• Pali: bhātar
• → Bengali: ভ্রাতা (bhrata)
• → Hindi: भ्राता (bhrātā), भ्रातृ (bhrātŕ)
• → Telugu: భ్రాత (bhrāta)