उभय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, see also Proto-Germanic *bai (both), Proto-Slavic *oba.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.bʱəj/, [ʊ.bʱɐj]

Determiner

उभय • (ubhay)

  1. both, two; both of
    Synonym: दोनों (donõ)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “ba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, see also Proto-Germanic *bai (both), Proto-Slavic *oba.

Pronunciation

Adjective

उभय • (ubháya) stem

  1. in both ways, of two sides

Usage notes

Not used in the dual (where उभ (ubhá) is used).

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of उभय
singular plural
nominative उभयः (ubháyaḥ) उभये (ubháye)
accusative उभयम् (ubháyam) उभयान् (ubháyān)
instrumental उभयेन (ubháyena) उभयैः (ubháyaiḥ)
उभयेभिः¹ (ubháyebhiḥ¹)
dative उभयस्मै (ubháyasmai) उभयेभ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
ablative उभयस्मात् (ubháyasmāt) उभयेभ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
genitive उभयस्य (ubháyasya) उभयेषाम् (ubháyeṣām)
locative उभयस्मिन् (ubháyasmin) उभयेषु (ubháyeṣu)
vocative उभय (úbhaya) उभये (úbhaye)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine pronominal ī-stem declension of उभयी
singular plural
nominative उभयी (ubháyī) उभय्यः (ubháyyaḥ)
उभयीः¹ (ubháyīḥ¹)
accusative उभयीम् (ubháyīm) उभयीः (ubháyīḥ)
instrumental उभय्या (ubháyyā) उभयीभिः (ubháyībhiḥ)
dative उभय्यै (ubháyyai) उभयीभ्यः (ubháyībhyaḥ)
ablative उभय्याः (ubháyyāḥ)
उभय्यै² (ubháyyai²)
उभयीभ्यः (ubháyībhyaḥ)
genitive उभय्याः (ubháyyāḥ)
उभय्यै² (ubháyyai²)
उभयीनाम् (ubháyīnām)
locative उभय्याम् (ubháyyām) उभयीषु (ubháyīṣu)
vocative उभयि (úbhayi) उभय्यः (úbhayyaḥ)
उभयीः¹ (úbhayīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of उभय
singular plural
nominative उभयम् (ubháyam) उभयानि (ubháyāni)
उभया¹ (ubháyā¹)
accusative उभयम् (ubháyam) उभयानि (ubháyāni)
उभया¹ (ubháyā¹)
instrumental उभयेन (ubháyena) उभयैः (ubháyaiḥ)
उभयेभिः¹ (ubháyebhiḥ¹)
dative उभयस्मै (ubháyasmai) उभयेभ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
ablative उभयस्मात् (ubháyasmāt) उभयेभ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
genitive उभयस्य (ubháyasya) उभयेषाम् (ubháyeṣām)
locative उभयस्मिन् (ubháyasmin) उभयेषु (ubháyeṣu)
vocative उभय (úbhaya) उभयानि (úbhayāni)
उभया¹ (úbhayā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • उभयतस् (ubhayátas, from both sides)
  • उभयत्र (ubhayátra, on both sides, in both cases)
  • उभया (ubhayā́, in both ways, double)

Descendants

  • Hindi: उभय (ubhay)
  • Tocharian B: ubhayavipariti

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “उभय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 216, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “ubhá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 224
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “ubhá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 520-521
  • Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964) Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎[3] (in German), Vol. III: Nominalflexion – Zahlwort – Pronomen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1930, 176. b), pages 343-345