आदि

See also: आदा and आद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আদি (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬤᬶ (Balinese script)
• আদি (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰟𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀤𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အာဒိ (Burmese script)
• આદિ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਦਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌦𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦢꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂠𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಆದಿ (Kannada script)
• អាទិ (Khmer script)
• ອາທິ (Lao script)
• ആദി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡩᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘟𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢑᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑦿𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐡𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଆଦି (Odia script)
• ꢃꢣꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆢𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖟𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ආදි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩭𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚛𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஆதி³ (Tamil script)
• ఆది (Telugu script)
• อาทิ (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་དི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒠𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨛𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

आदि • (ādi) stem, 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 ādaye	आदिभ्याम् ādibhyām	आदिभ्यः ādibhyaḥ
Ablative	आदेः / आद्यः¹ ādeḥ / ādyaḥ¹	आदिभ्याम् ādibhyām	आदिभ्यः ādibhyaḥ
Genitive	आदेः / आद्यः¹ ādeḥ / ādyaḥ¹	आद्योः ādyoḥ	आदीनाम् ādīnām
Locative	आदौ / आदा¹ ādau / ādā¹	आद्योः ādyoḥ	आदिषु ādiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

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

 

Descendants

• → Hindi: आदि (ādi)
• → Old Javanese: ādi
  • Javanese: ꦲꦢꦶ (adi, “fine, beautiful”)
    • → Malay: adi-
      • Indonesian: adi-
  • → Balinese: ᬅᬥᬶ (“main, principal”)
  • → Balinese: ᬆᬤᬶ (“first”)
• Pali: ādi
• → Tamil: ஆதி (āti)
• → Telugu: ఆది (ādi)

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.