कभी

Hindi

Etymology

कब (kab) +‎ ही (hī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.bʱiː/

Adverb

कभी • (kabhī) (Urdu spelling کبھی‎)

1. sometimes, once in a while

   कभी कभी ― kabhī kabhī ― sometimes

2. ever

   Synonyms: कदापि (kadāpi), हरगिज़ (hargiz)

   कभी नहीं ― kabhī nahī̃ ― never

Derived terms

• कभी नहीं (kabhī nahī̃)
• कभी कभी (kabhī kabhī)

References

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