अधि

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Pali[edit]

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Preposition[edit]

अधि

  1. Devanagari script form of adhi (up to, over)

Sanskrit[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ádʰi, derived (by conflation with Proto-Indo-European *éti (over, across)) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰí (under, below). Compare Old Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬍(aidī), Tocharian B ette (lower, down).

Preposition[edit]

अधि (adhi)

  1. over; above
  2. besides
  3. from
  4. after
  5. for
  6. instead of
  7. on; at
  8. (with accusative) about, concerning
  9. from above
  10. compared to, in comparison with
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Pali: adhi
  • Hindi: अधि- (adhi-)

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

अधि (adhi) root formm

  1. anxiety
Declension[edit]
Masculine i-stem declension of अधि (adhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अधिः
adhiḥ
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Vocative अधे
adhe
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Accusative अधिम्
adhim
अधी
adhī
अधीन्
adhīn
Instrumental अधिना / अध्या¹
adhinā / adhyā¹
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभिः
adhibhiḥ
Dative अधये / अध्ये²
adhaye / adhye²
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Ablative अधेः / अध्यः²
adheḥ / adhyaḥ²
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Genitive अधेः / अध्यः²
adheḥ / adhyaḥ²
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधीनाम्
adhīnām
Locative अधौ
adhau
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधिषु
adhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Less common

Etymology 3[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

अधि (adhi) root formf

  1. a woman in her courses
Declension[edit]
Feminine i-stem declension of अधि (adhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अधिः
adhiḥ
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Vocative अधे
adhe
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Accusative अधिम्
adhim
अधी
adhī
अधीः
adhīḥ
Instrumental अध्या
adhyā
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभिः
adhibhiḥ
Dative अधये / अध्ये¹ / अध्यै²
adhaye / adhye¹ / adhyai²
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Ablative अधेः / अध्याः²
adheḥ / adhyāḥ²
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Genitive अधेः / अध्याः²
adheḥ / adhyāḥ²
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधीनाम्
adhīnām
Locative अधौ / अध्याम्²
adhau / adhyām²
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधिषु
adhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Less common
  • ²Later Sanskrit

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899), “अधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 20, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 67