नाभि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi). Doublet of नाफ़ (nāf).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.bʱiː/, [näː.bʱiː]
Noun
नाभि • (nābhi) f (Urdu spelling نابھی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नाभि nābhi |
नाभियाँ nābhiyā̃ |
| oblique | नाभि nābhi |
नाभियों nābhiyõ |
| vocative | नाभि nābhi |
नाभियो nābhiyo |
Related terms
- नाभिक (nābhik)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.bʱi/, [na.bʱiː]
Noun
नाभि • (nābhi) f
- alternative spelling of नाभी (nābhī)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নাভি (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬵᬪᬶ (Balinese script)
- নাভি (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰥𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- နာဘိ (Burmese script)
- નાભિ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਭਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦴꦨꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂰𑂦𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ನಾಭಿ (Kannada script)
- នាភិ (Khmer script)
- ນາຠິ (Lao script)
- നാഭി (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᢨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘥𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠪᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑧅𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐨𑐶 (Newa script)
- ନାଭି (Odia script)
- ꢥꢵꢩꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆨𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖥𑖰 (Siddham script)
- නාභි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩛𑩳𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚭𑚡𑚮 (Takri script)
- நாபி⁴ (Tamil script)
- నాభి (Telugu script)
- นาภิ (Thai script)
- ནཱ་བྷི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒦𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨊𑨡𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰ-i-š (“navel, centre”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-i-s, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Cognate with Latin umbilīcus, Old Prussian nabis, Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬁𐬌 (nāfāi), Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), Persian ناف (nâf), English navel.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɑ́ː.bʱi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɑː.bʱi/
Noun
नाभि • (nā́bhi) stem, f
- navel, belly button
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.14:
- नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत ।
पद्भ्यां भूमिर्दिशः श्रोत्रात्तथा लोकाँ अकल्पयन् ॥- nābhyā āsīdantarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇo dyauḥ samavartata.
padbhyāṃ bhūmirdiśaḥ śrotrāttathā lokām̐ akalpayan. - Forth from his navel came mid-air regions; the sky was fashioned from his head
Earth from his feet, and from his car the regions. Thus they formed the worlds.
- nābhyā āsīdantarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇo dyauḥ samavartata.
- नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत ।
- centre
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नाभिः (nā́bhiḥ) | नाभी (nā́bhī) | नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ) |
| accusative | नाभिम् (nā́bhim) | नाभी (nā́bhī) | नाभीः (nā́bhīḥ) |
| instrumental | नाभ्या (nā́bhyā) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹) |
नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām) | नाभिभिः (nā́bhibhiḥ) |
| dative | नाभये (nā́bhaye) नाभ्यै² (nā́bhyai²) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹) |
नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām) | नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³) |
नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām) | नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³) |
नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ) | नाभीनाम् (nā́bhīnām) |
| locative | नाभौ (nā́bhau) नाभ्याम्² (nā́bhyām²) नाभा¹ (nā́bhā¹) |
नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ) | नाभिषु (nā́bhiṣu) |
| vocative | नाभे (nā́bhe) | नाभी (nā́bhī) | नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ṇābhi), 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇāhi)
- → Assamese: নাভি (nabhi)
- → Bengali: নাভি (nabhi)
- → Gujarati: નાભિ (nābhi)
Derived terms
- नाभिक (nābhika)