Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baradari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
baradari
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi बारादरी (bārādrī) and Urdu بارہ دری (bārɘdɘrī), from बारह (bārah) and بارہ (bārā, bārah, “twelve”) + दर (dar) and دَر (dar, “door”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: बारादरी, بارہ دری, برادری

Usage

Inflected Forms

baradaris (plural) bara dari (alternative) barahdari (alternative) barah dari (alternative) biradari (alternative) biraderi (alternative) bradree (alternative)

Questions

What does baradari mean?
A boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings.
Where does baradari come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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