अभी

See also: अभि and अभि-

Hindi

Etymology

अब (ab, “now”) + ही (hī)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.bʱiː/

Adverb

अभी • (abhī) (Urdu spelling ابھی‎)

1. right now

   वो मुझे बताया कि अभी आ जाएगा

   vo mujhe batāyā ki abhī ā jāegā

   He told me he'll come right away.

2. just now

   मेरा भाई अभी सो गया

   merā bhāī abhī so gayā

   My brother just went to sleep.

Related terms

• कभी (kabhī)
• जभी (jabhī)
• तभी (tabhī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अभी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अभी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “अभी”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अभी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “अभी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.