नाभि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.bʱiː/, [n̪äː.bʱiː]

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f (Urdu spelling نابھی‎)

1. (anatomy, formal) navel

   Synonyms: ढोंढ़ी (ḍhõṛhī), तोंदी (tondī), नाफ़ (nāf)

Declension

Declension of नाभि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाभि nābhi	नाभियाँ nābhiyā̃
oblique	नाभि nābhi	नाभियों nābhiyõ
vocative	नाभि nābhi	नाभियो nābhiyo

Related terms

• नाभिक (nābhik)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f

1. navel

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬦᬵᬪᬶ (Balinese script)
• নাভি (Assamese script)
• নাভি (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰥𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿 (Grantha script)
• નાભિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦤꦴꦨꦶ (Javanese script)
• នាភិ (Khmer script)
• ನಾಭಿ (Kannada script)
• ນາຠິ (Lao script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘥𑘱 (Modi script)
• နာဘိ (Burmese script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐨𑐶 (Newa script)
• ନାଭି (Oriya script)
• ꢥꢵꢩꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆨𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖥𑖰 (Siddham script)
• నాభి (Telugu script)
• นาภิ (Thai script)
• ནཱབྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒦𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰ-i-š (“navel, centre”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-i-s, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Cognate with Latin umbilīcus, Old Prussian nabis, Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬁𐬌‎ (nāfāi), Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), Persian ناف‎ (nāf), English navel.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑ́ː.bʱi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.bʱi/

Noun

नाभि • (nā́bhi) f

1. navel, belly button
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.14:

     नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत ।
     पद्भ्यां भूमिर्दिशः श्रोत्रात्तथा लोकाँ अकल्पयन् ॥

     nābhyā āsīdantarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇo dyauḥ samavartata .
     padbhyāṃ bhūmirdiśaḥ śrotrāttathā lokām̐ akalpayan .

     Forth from his navel came mid-air regions; the sky was fashioned from his head
     Earth from his feet, and from his car the regions. Thus they formed the worlds.

2. center

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नाभि (nā́bhi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नाभिः nā́bhiḥ	नाभी nā́bhī	नाभयः nā́bhayaḥ
Vocative	नाभे nā́bhe	नाभी nā́bhī	नाभयः nā́bhayaḥ
Accusative	नाभिम् nā́bhim	नाभी nā́bhī	नाभीः nā́bhīḥ
Instrumental	नाभ्या nā́bhyā	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभिः nā́bhibhiḥ
Dative	नाभये / नाभ्ये¹ / नाभ्यै² nā́bhaye / nā́bhye¹ / nā́bhyai²	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभ्यः nā́bhibhyaḥ
Ablative	नाभेः / नाभ्याः² nā́bheḥ / nā́bhyāḥ²	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभ्यः nā́bhibhyaḥ
Genitive	नाभेः / नाभ्याः² nā́bheḥ / nā́bhyāḥ²	नाभ्योः nā́bhyoḥ	नाभीनाम् nā́bhīnām
Locative	नाभौ / नाभ्याम्² nā́bhau / nā́bhyām²	नाभ्योः nā́bhyoḥ	नाभिषु nā́bhiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Derived terms

• Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Assamese: নাই (nai)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ṇābhi), 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇāhi)

Derived terms

• नाभिक (nābhika)