अभि-
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit अभि (abhi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.
Prefix
अभि- • (abhi-)
Derived terms
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- abbh- (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁆- (Brahmi script)
- अब्भ्- (Devanagari script)
- অব্ভ্- (Bengali script)
- අබ්භ්- (Sinhalese script)
- အဗ္ဘ်- or ဢၿ္ꧤ်- or ဢၿ်ꧤ်- (Burmese script)
- อพฺภฺ- or อัพภ- (Thai script)
- ᩋᨻ᩠ᨽ᩺- (Tai Tham script)
- ອພ຺ຠ຺- or ອັພຠ- (Lao script)
- អព្ភ៑- (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄝𑄴𑄞𑄴- (Chakma script)
Prefix
अभि- (abhi-)
- Devanagari script form of abhi-
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অভি- (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬪᬶ- (Balinese script)
- অভি- (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰥𑰰- (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀪𑀺- (Brahmi script)
- အဘိ- (Burmese script)
- અભિ- (Gujarati script)
- ਅਭਿ- (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌭𑌿- (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦨꦶ- (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂦𑂱- (Kaithi script)
- ಅಭಿ- (Kannada script)
- អភិ- (Khmer script)
- ອຠິ- (Lao script)
- അഭി- (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᢨᡳ᠊ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘥𑘱- (Modi script)
- ᠠᠪᠾᠢ᠊ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧅𑧒- (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐨𑐶- (Newa script)
- ଅଭି- (Odia script)
- ꢂꢩꢶ- (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆨𑆴- (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖥𑖰- (Siddham script)
- අභි- (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩳𑩑- (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚡𑚮- (Takri script)
- அபி⁴- (Tamil script)
- అభి- (Telugu script)
- อภิ- (Thai script)
- ཨ་བྷི- (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒦𑒱- (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨡𑨁- (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ́.bʱi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.bʱi/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.
Prefix
अभि- • (abhi-)
- (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon
- to, towards, in the direction of, against
- into
- for, for the sake of
- on account of
- on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of
- over
Usage notes
- As a prefix to verbs of motion, it expresses the notion or going towards, approaching, etc.
- As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs, it expresses superiority, intensity, etc.
Etymology 2
Compound of अ- (a-) + भि (bhi).
Adjective
अभि- • (abhi-) stem
- fearless
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अभिः (abhiḥ) | अभी (abhī) | अभयः (abhayaḥ) |
| accusative | अभिम् (abhim) | अभी (abhī) | अभीन् (abhīn) |
| instrumental | अभिना (abhinā) अभ्या¹ (abhyā¹) |
अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभिः (abhibhiḥ) |
| dative | अभये (abhaye) | अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अभेः (abheḥ) अभ्यः¹ (abhyaḥ¹) |
अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अभेः (abheḥ) अभ्यः¹ (abhyaḥ¹) |
अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) | अभीनाम् (abhīnām) |
| locative | अभौ (abhau) अभा¹ (abhā¹) |
अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) | अभिषु (abhiṣu) |
| vocative | अभे (abhe) | अभी (abhī) | अभयः (abhayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अभी (abhī) | अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
अभ्यः (abhyaḥ) अभीः¹ (abhīḥ¹) |
| accusative | अभीम् (abhīm) | अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
अभीः (abhīḥ) |
| instrumental | अभ्या (abhyā) | अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām) | अभीभिः (abhībhiḥ) |
| dative | अभ्यै (abhyai) | अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām) | अभीभ्यः (abhībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अभ्याः (abhyāḥ) अभ्यै² (abhyai²) |
अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām) | अभीभ्यः (abhībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अभ्याः (abhyāḥ) अभ्यै² (abhyai²) |
अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) | अभीनाम् (abhīnām) |
| locative | अभ्याम् (abhyām) | अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) | अभीषु (abhīṣu) |
| vocative | अभि (abhi) | अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
अभ्यः (abhyaḥ) अभीः¹ (abhīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अभि (abhi) | अभिनी (abhinī) | अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
| accusative | अभि (abhi) | अभिनी (abhinī) | अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
| instrumental | अभिना (abhinā) अभ्या¹ (abhyā¹) |
अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभिः (abhibhiḥ) |
| dative | अभिने (abhine) अभये (abhaye) |
अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अभिनः (abhinaḥ) अभेः (abheḥ) |
अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām) | अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अभिनः (abhinaḥ) अभेः (abheḥ) |
अभिनोः (abhinoḥ) अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) |
अभीनाम् (abhīnām) |
| locative | अभिनि (abhini) अभौ (abhau) अभा¹ (abhā¹) |
अभिनोः (abhinoḥ) अभ्योः (abhyoḥ) |
अभिषु (abhiṣu) |
| vocative | अभि (abhi) अभे (abhe) |
अभिनी (abhinī) | अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “अभि-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 61/1, 1315/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 91-92