بھیا

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

بَھیَّا • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling भय्या or 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)

References
  • “بھیا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “بھیا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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