अभि-

See also: अभि and अभी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अभि (abhi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.

Prefix

अभि- • (abhi-)

1. (used in Sanskrit compounds) to, towards, against

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अभि-

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• abhi- (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀺- (Brahmi script)
• অভি- (Bengali script)
• අභි- (Sinhalese script)
• အဘိ- or ဢꧤိ- (Burmese script)
• อภิ- or อะภิ- (Thai script)
• ᩋᨽᩥ- (Tai Tham script)
• ອຠິ- or ອະຠິ- (Lao script)
• អភិ- (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄞𑄨- (Chakma script)

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-)

1. 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): /ˈɐ.bʱi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.

Prefix

अभि- • (abhi-)

1. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon
2. to, towards, in the direction of, against
3. into
4. for, for the sake of
5. on account of
6. on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of
7. 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

1. fearless

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अभि (abhi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अभिः abhiḥ	अभी abhī	अभयः abhayaḥ
Vocative	अभे abhe	अभी abhī	अभयः abhayaḥ
Accusative	अभिम् abhim	अभी abhī	अभीन् abhīn
Instrumental	अभिना / अभ्या¹ abhinā / abhyā¹	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभिः abhibhiḥ
Dative	अभये abhaye	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभ्यः abhibhyaḥ
Ablative	अभेः / अभ्यः¹ abheḥ / abhyaḥ¹	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभ्यः abhibhyaḥ
Genitive	अभेः / अभ्यः¹ abheḥ / abhyaḥ¹	अभ्योः abhyoḥ	अभीनाम् abhīnām
Locative	अभौ / अभा¹ abhau / abhā¹	अभ्योः abhyoḥ	अभिषु abhiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of अभी (abhī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अभी abhī	अभ्यौ / अभी¹ abhyau / abhī¹	अभ्यः / अभीः¹ abhyaḥ / abhīḥ¹
Vocative	अभि abhi	अभ्यौ / अभी¹ abhyau / abhī¹	अभ्यः / अभीः¹ abhyaḥ / abhīḥ¹
Accusative	अभीम् abhīm	अभ्यौ / अभी¹ abhyau / abhī¹	अभीः abhīḥ
Instrumental	अभ्या abhyā	अभीभ्याम् abhībhyām	अभीभिः abhībhiḥ
Dative	अभ्यै abhyai	अभीभ्याम् abhībhyām	अभीभ्यः abhībhyaḥ
Ablative	अभ्याः / अभ्यै² abhyāḥ / abhyai²	अभीभ्याम् abhībhyām	अभीभ्यः abhībhyaḥ
Genitive	अभ्याः / अभ्यै² abhyāḥ / abhyai²	अभ्योः abhyoḥ	अभीनाम् abhīnām
Locative	अभ्याम् abhyām	अभ्योः abhyoḥ	अभीषु abhīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of अभि (abhi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अभि abhi	अभिनी abhinī	अभीनि / अभि¹ / अभी¹ abhīni / abhi¹ / abhī¹
Vocative	अभि / अभे abhi / abhe	अभिनी abhinī	अभीनि / अभि¹ / अभी¹ abhīni / abhi¹ / abhī¹
Accusative	अभि abhi	अभिनी abhinī	अभीनि / अभि¹ / अभी¹ abhīni / abhi¹ / abhī¹
Instrumental	अभिना / अभ्या¹ abhinā / abhyā¹	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभिः abhibhiḥ
Dative	अभिने / अभये¹ abhine / abhaye¹	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभ्यः abhibhyaḥ
Ablative	अभिनः / अभेः¹ abhinaḥ / abheḥ¹	अभिभ्याम् abhibhyām	अभिभ्यः abhibhyaḥ
Genitive	अभिनः / अभेः¹ abhinaḥ / abheḥ¹	अभिनोः abhinoḥ	अभीनाम् abhīnām
Locative	अभिनि / अभौ¹ / अभा¹ abhini / abhau¹ / abhā¹	अभिनोः abhinoḥ	अभिषु abhiṣu
Notes	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