अभय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhay).

Adjective

अभय • (abhay) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ابھے)

  1. fearless
  2. courageous
  3. bold

Proper noun

अभय • (abhaym

  1. a male given name, Abhay, from Sanskrit

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

अभय

  1. Devanagari script form of abhaya

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhaya)

Noun

अभय • (abhaya) stemn

  1. fearlessness
  2. sanctuary

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अभय
singular dual plural
nominative अभयम् (abhayam) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)
accusative अभयम् (abhayam) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)
instrumental अभयेन (abhayena) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयैः (abhayaiḥ)
dative अभयाय (abhayāya) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
ablative अभयात् (abhayāt) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
genitive अभयस्य (abhayasya) अभययोः (abhayayoḥ) अभयानाम् (abhayānām)
locative अभये (abhaye) अभययोः (abhayayoḥ) अभयेषु (abhayeṣu)
vocative अभय (abhaya) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)

Descendants

  • Pali: abhaya
  • Dhivehi: އަބަޔަ (abaya) (learned)
  • Hindustani:
  • Lao: ອະໄພ (ʼa phai)
  • Malayalam: അഭയം (abhayaṁ)
  • Sinhalese: අබය (abaya) (learned)
  • Telugu: అభయము (abhayamu)
  • Thai: อภัย (à-pai)

References

  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 60