bhróo brother; cousin, member of one's own tribe

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form بھرو
Phonetic Form brhóo
Morphemic Form bhraa-
Inflection Class Irr (Obl, pl): bhraaú, (Obl pl): bhraawóom, (Gen): bhraawíi
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form bhrā́tr̥- 'brother (masc)' (T: 9661)
Variant Form(s) bhrúu (Biori)
    • brother; cousin, member of one's own tribe
      • Example 400:
        tasíi eé áak ta saká bhróo gulmhaamaǰaán thaní áak ba pitríi putr hazratǰaán thaní.
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        eé
        AMPL
        ak
        one
        ta
        DS
        saká
        real
        bhráa
        brother
        gulmhaamaǰaán
        <person>
        thaní
        called
        ak
        one
        ba
        top
        pitrí
        father's.brother
        -ii
        -gen
        putr
        son
        hazratǰaán
        <person>
        thaní
        called
        There was his own real brother called Gul Mahmad Jan, but also his paternal uncle's son called Hazrat Jan.
        Source: A:GHU015-6
      • Example 401:
        lo xu thíi bhróo, atsharíitu, thíi qóom.
        lo
        3MSG.dist.nom
        xu
        ADVS
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        bhráa
        brother
        atsharíit
        Ashreti
        -u
        -MSG
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        qóom
        tribe
        He is your brother; he is Ashreti, your own tribe.
        Source: A:GHA020
      • Example 402:
        eesé dašúm maǰí dúu bhraaú de.
        eesé
        REM
        dašúm
        ten.obl
        maǰí
        among
        du
        two
        bhraaú
        brother.pl
        de
        pst
        Among those ten were two brothers.
        Source: A:PAS011

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