आदि

See also: आदा and आद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d̪iː/, [äː.d̪iː]

Noun

आदि • (ādi) m

1. beginning, source, origin

Declension

Declension of आदि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आदि ādi	आदि ādi
oblique	आदि ādi	आदियों ādiyõ
vocative	आदि ādi	आदियो ādiyo

Proper noun

आदि • (ādi) m

1. (Indian Classical Music) the name of a tala, having 8 matras split into 3 vibhags of 4, 2, and 2 matras, respectively

   Synonym: आदिताल (āditāl)

Adverb

आदि • (ādi)

1. et cetera, and so on

Adjective

आदि • (ādi) (indeclinable)

1. primitive, ancient
2. original

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ādi (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀤𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• আদি (Bengali script)
• ආදි (Sinhalese script)
• အာဒိ or ဢႃၻိ (Burmese script)
• อาทิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨴᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາທິ (Lao script)
• អាទិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄘𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

आदि m

1. Devanagari script form of ādi (“beginning”)
   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[1], page 2; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     ते च खो अक्खरापि अकारादयो एकचत्तालीसं सुत्तन्तेसु सोपकारा होन्ति, तं यथा :-

     Te ca kho akkharāpi akārādayo ekacattālīsaṃ suttantesu sopakārā honti, taṃ yathā :-

     And indeed as to the letters , there are forty one employed in the discourses; starting with 'a', they are:

Declension

Declension table of "आदि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	आदि (ādi)	आदयो (ādayo) or आदी (ādī)
Accusative (second)	आदिं (ādiṃ)	आदयो (ādayo) or आदी (ādī)
Instrumental (third)	आदिना (ādinā)	आदीहि (ādīhi) or आदीभि (ādībhi)
Dative (fourth)	आदिस्स (ādissa) or आदिनो (ādino)	आदीनं (ādīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	आदिस्मा (ādismā) or आदिम्हा (ādimhā)	आदीहि (ādīhi) or आदीभि (ādībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	आदिस्स (ādissa) or आदिनो (ādino)	आदीनं (ādīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	आदिस्मिं (ādismiṃ) or आदिम्हि (ādimhi)	आदीसु (ādīsu)
Vocative (calling)	आदि (ādi)	आदयो (ādayo) or आदी (ādī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬤᬶ (Balinese script)
• আদি (Assamese script)
• আদি (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰟𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀤𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌦𑌿 (Grantha script)
• આદિ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਦਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦢꦶ (Javanese script)
• អាទិ (Khmer script)
• ಆದಿ (Kannada script)
• ອາທິ (Lao script)
• ആദി (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘟𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢑᠢ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᡳ (Manchu script)
• အာဒိ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑦿𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐡𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଆଦି (Odia script)
• ꢃꢣꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆢𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖟𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ආදි (Sinhalese script)
• ஆத³ி (Tamil script)
• ఆది (Telugu script)
• อาทิ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་དི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒠𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From आ (ā, “for, from”) +‎ दा (dā, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.di/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.d̪i/

Noun

आदि • (ādi) root form, m

1. beginning
2. commencement

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of आदि (ādi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आदिः ādiḥ	आदी ādī	आदयः ādayaḥ
Vocative	आदे āde	आदी ādī	आदयः ādayaḥ
Accusative	आदिम् ādim	आदी ādī	आदीन् ādīn
Instrumental	आदिना / आद्या¹ ādinā / ādyā¹	आदिभ्याम् ādibhyām	आदिभिः ādibhiḥ
Dative	आदये / आद्ये² ādaye / ādye²	आदिभ्याम् ādibhyām	आदिभ्यः ādibhyaḥ
Ablative	आदेः / आद्यः² ādeḥ / ādyaḥ²	आदिभ्याम् ādibhyām	आदिभ्यः ādibhyaḥ
Genitive	आदेः / आद्यः² ādeḥ / ādyaḥ²	आद्योः ādyoḥ	आदीनाम् ādīnām
Locative	आदौ ādau	आद्योः ādyoḥ	आदिषु ādiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Derived terms

• आदिकाव्य (ādikāvya)
• आदिकेशव (ādikeśava)
• आदिगुरु (ādiguru)
• आदिदेव (ādideva)
• आदिपर्वन् (ādiparvan)
• आदिवराह (ādivarāha)
• आदिशक्ति (ādiśakti)

 

Descendants

• → Hindi: आदि (ādi)
• → Kannada: ಆದಿ (ādi)
• → Old Javanese: ādi
  • Javanese: ꦲꦢꦶ (adi, “fine, beautiful”)
    • → Malay: adi-
      • Indonesian: adi-
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬥᬶ (“main, principal”)
  • → Balinese: ᬆᬤᬶ (“first”)
• Pali: ādi
  • → Khmer: អាទិ (ʼaatiʼ)
  • → Thai: อาทิ (aa-tí)
• → Punjabi: ਆਦਿ (ādi)
• → Tamil: ஆதி (āti)
• → Telugu: ఆది (ādi)

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 165