is there a word in urdu/hindi that means brother+dost?

[the_kaur]

Re: is there a word in urdu/hindi that means brother+dost?

“Meet” is braj version of word mitra itself:)

@muqawwee123

Yeh koi Maha Bharata ke kirdaar lag rahe hain? They were ‘Mitr’ to each other. Somehow I found ‘Mitr’ more than friend as we in Sindhi call near relatives ‘Mitt’ which is quite similar to Mitr.

So for me, Mitr is something more than a friend and like a near relative.

Mitr is derived from the name of Vedic deity Mitra, the god of companionship and friendship, hence in post vedic literature word mitr is written to mean friendship

@Southie

Vidur jee - aap theek kah rahey hais. They were not blood brothers. But Duryodhan considerd Karna his brother and friend. so when at least I visualize their relationship, to me they are 2-in-1 - brother + friend - which you so aptly desribed as Mitra.

As always, Vidura always knows best - so I will defer to the new Mahabharat ke kirdaar in the house!

Most complex book of all times:D

@TLK

Maa Samaan is a common term in Hindi. Why cant we use Bhai Samaan? Like if I say that Amjad is my Bhai Samaan, does not it imply that he is my friend who is like a brother to me.

Ma Samaan literally translates into MaaSi or khala, Bhai Saman logically follows to cousin’s from father’s side and in Hindu it is impossible to marry with in cousins from Father’s side, they are all brothers and sister as they are from same gothra rtc