नाभि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

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)

Related terms

• नाभिक (nābhik)

---

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f

1. navel

---

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-is, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Cognate with Old Prussian nabis, Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), Latin umbilicus, Old English nafola (whence English navel).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

नाभि • (nā́bhi) stem, f

1. navel
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 / नाभी¹ nā́bhyā / nā́bhī¹	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभिः nā́bhibhiḥ
Dative	नाभये / नाभ्यै² / नाभी¹ nā́bhaye / nā́bhyai² / nā́bhī¹	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभ्यः nā́bhibhyaḥ
Ablative	नाभेः / नाभ्याः² / नाभ्यै³ nā́bheḥ / nā́bhyāḥ² / nā́bhyai³	नाभिभ्याम् nā́bhibhyām	नाभिभ्यः nā́bhibhyaḥ
Genitive	नाभेः / नाभ्याः² / नाभ्यै³ nā́bheḥ / nā́bhyāḥ² / nā́bhyai³	नाभ्योः nā́bhyoḥ	नाभीनाम् nā́bhīnām
Locative	नाभौ / नाभ्याम्² / नाभा¹ nā́bhau / nā́bhyām² / nā́bhā¹	नाभ्योः nā́bhyoḥ	नाभिषु nā́bhiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• नाभिक (nābhika)