ਭਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare 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”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: prā̀ IPA^(key): [pɾäː˩], [pə̆.ɾäː˩]
Rhymes: -ä˩ː

Noun

ਭਰਾ • (bhrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھرا)

brother
Synonyms: ਭਾਈ (bhāī), (dialectal) ਭਾਊ (bhāū)

Declension

Declension of **ਭਰਾ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਭਰਾ (bharā)	ਭਰਾ (bharā)
oblique	ਭਰਾ (bharā)	ਭਰਾਵਾਂ (bharāvā̃)
vocative	ਭਰਾਵਾ (bharāvā)	ਭਰਾਵੋ (bharāvo)
ablative	ਭਰਾਵੋਂ (bharāvõ)	[Term?]
locative	ਭਰਾਵੇ (bharāve)	ਭਰਾਵੀਂ (bharāvī̃)
instrumental	ਭਰਾਵੇ (bharāve)	ਭਰਾਵੀਂ (bharāvī̃)

References

“ਭਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.