अधि-

See also: अंधा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “over, above”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱiː/, [ɐ.d̪ʱiː]

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Prefix

अधि- • (adhi-)

1. over, above, super-

   ‎अधि- (adhi-) + ‎कार (kār, “doing; action”) → ‎अधिकार (adhikār, “authority”)

2. highest, best

   ‎अधि- (adhi-) + ‎गुण (guṇ) → ‎अधिगुण (adhiguṇ)

3. additional, extra, surplus

   ‎अधि- (adhi-) + ‎मास (mās) → ‎अधिमास (adhimās)

4. main, primary, chief

   ‎अधि- (adhi-) + ‎दैवत (daivat) → ‎अधिदैवत (adhidaivat)

5. (by extension) official

   ‎अधि- (adhi-) + ‎नियम (niyam) → ‎अधिनियम (adhiniyam)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अधि-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অধি- (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬥᬶ- (Balinese script)
• অধি- (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰠𑰰- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀥𑀺- (Brahmi script)
• အဓိ- (Burmese script)
• અધિ- (Gujarati script)
• ਅਧਿ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌧𑌿- (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦣꦶ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂡𑂱- (Kaithi script)
• ಅಧಿ- (Kannada script)
• អធិ- (Khmer script)
• ອຘິ- (Lao script)
• അധി- (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢡᡳ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘠𑘱- (Modi script)
• ᠠᢑᠾᠢ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧀𑧒- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐢𑐶- (Newa script)
• ଅଧି- (Odia script)
• ꢂꢤꢶ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆣𑆴- (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖠𑖰- (Siddham script)
• අධි- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩮𑩑- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚜𑚮- (Takri script)
• அதி⁴- (Tamil script)
• అధి- (Telugu script)
• อธิ- (Thai script)
• ཨ་དྷི- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒡𑒱- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨜𑨁- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

See अधि (adhi).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dʱi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.d̪ʱi/

Prefix

अधि- • (adhi-)

1. super-; above

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with अधि-