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-

अभ्यंग

अभियंत्रण

अभियंत्रिकी

अभिलाष

अभिकथन

अभिकलित्र

अभिकारक

अभिक्रिया

अभिज्ञान

अभिदृश्यक

अभिनंदन

अभिनन्दन

अभिनव

अभिनेता

अभिमान

अभियोजक

अभिरक्षा

अभिराम

अभिलाषा

अभिवेचन

अभिव्यक्त

अभिव्यक्ति

अभिशाप

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभि (abhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.bʱi/, [ə.bʱiː]

Prefix

अभि- • (abhi-)

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

Derived terms

Marathi terms prefixed with अभि-

अभ्यंग

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)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Habʰí

Sanskrit अभि (abhi)

Sanskrit अभि-

See अ॒भि (abhí).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bʱí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bʱi/

Prefix

अ॒भि- • (abhí-)

1. 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.

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