بھیا

Urdu

Etymology

Diminutive of بھائی (bhā'ī, brother), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَھیَّا • (bhayyā) m (Hindi spelling भैया)

  1. (endearing) Alternative form of بھائی (bhā'ī, brother)
  2. elder brother
  3. term of address for any male older than oneself

Declension

Declension of بھیا
singular plural
direct بھیا (bhayyā) بھیا (bhayyā)
oblique بھیا (bhayyā) بھیاؤں (bhayyāõ)
vocative بھیا (bhayyā) بھیاؤ (bhayyāo)

Further reading

  • بھیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بھیا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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