ભાઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɑi/

Noun

ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

1. brother

   Coordinate term: બહેન (bahen)

2. male cousin
3. (informal) dude, friend, bro

Declension

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)

Related terms

• ભાભી (bhābhī)