नाभि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi). Doublet of नाफ़ (nāf).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.bʱiː/, [näː.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)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bʱi/, [na.bʱiː]

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f

1. alternative spelling of नाभी (nābhī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নাভি (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬵᬪᬶ (Balinese script)
• নাভি (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰥𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• နာဘိ (Burmese script)
• નાભિ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਭਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦴꦨꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂰𑂦𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ನಾಭಿ (Kannada script)
• នាភិ (Khmer script)
• ນາຠິ (Lao script)
• നാഭി (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘥𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᠪᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑧅𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐨𑐶 (Newa script)
• ନାଭି (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢩꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆨𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖥𑖰 (Siddham script)
• නාභි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩛𑩳𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚭𑚡𑚮 (Takri script)
• நாபி⁴ (Tamil script)
• నాభి (Telugu script)
• นาภิ (Thai script)
• ནཱ་བྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒦𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨊𑨡𑨁 (Zanabazar Square 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 (nâf), English navel.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑ́ː.bʱi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑː.bʱi/

Noun

नाभि • (nā́bhi) stem, f

1. navel, belly button
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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. centre

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नाभि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाभिः (nā́bhiḥ)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ)
accusative	नाभिम् (nā́bhim)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभीः (nā́bhīḥ)
instrumental	नाभ्या (nā́bhyā) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभिः (nā́bhibhiḥ)
dative	नाभये (nā́bhaye) नाभ्यै² (nā́bhyai²) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ)
ablative	नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ)
genitive	नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³)	नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ)	नाभीनाम् (nā́bhīnām)
locative	नाभौ (nā́bhau) नाभ्याम्² (nā́bhyām²) नाभा¹ (nā́bhā¹)	नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ)	नाभिषु (nā́bhiṣu)
vocative	नाभे (nā́bhe)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: নাই (nai)
  • Bengali: নাই (nai)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ṇābhi), 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇāhi)
• → Assamese: নাভি (nabhi)
• → Bengali: নাভি (nabhi)
• → Gujarati: નાભિ (nābhi)

Derived terms

• नाभिक (nābhika)