abi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abi"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Abidji.

Symbol

abi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abidji.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Abidji terms

Aisi

Noun

abi

1. woman

Further reading

• Don Daniels, Magi: An Undocumented Language (in a comparative wordlist)

Baba Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi

1. alternative spelling of habis (“finish”)

References

• Lee, Nala H. (2022), “abi”, in A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 342

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Verb

abi

1. to misconstrue; to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand

Usage notes

Often confused with ambi.

Anagrams

• iba

Chickasaw

Etymology

Possibly the second verb in a verb-pair with albi. Cognate with Alabama ibi and Choctaw abi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi (active)

1. (transitive) to kill (I;II)
2. (transitive) to abort (I;II)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• aa-abi
• aa-abichi'
• abiika
• abika
• ahámbi
• chipotabi
• chokaanishtabi'
• fowabbi
• foyabbi
• halambabi
• halbabi'
• hattak abi'
• hichabbi
• hollabi
• ibaa-abi
• ikbo
• ilibi
• imambi
• imilhlhabi
• isso̱sh abi'
• ittibi
• ittibikolofa
• kayyachit abi
• lokchabi
• Mí'tabi'
• noklhitoffit abi
• oka' okaa-abi
• pallichit abi
• pintabi'
• pintishtabi'
• shimoochit abi
• sipoknabi'
• To'kabi'
• to̱shabbi
• waakaa-abi'
• washkabi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋbi (traditional)
• ạbi (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Alabama ibi (“to kill”), Chickasaw abi (“to kill”)

Noun

abi

1. killer, murderer
2. killing, slaughter

Verb

abi

1. to kill, to murder
2. to be sick or infected (usually with a skin disease)

Related terms

• abichi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)

1. help

Declension

Declension of abi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		abi	abid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	abi
genitive			abide
partitive		abi	abisid
illative		appi abisse	abidesse
inessive		abis	abides
elative		abist	abidest
allative		abile	abidele
adessive		abil	abidel
ablative		abilt	abidelt
translative		abiks	abideks
terminative		abini	abideni
essive		abina	abidena
abessive		abita	abideta
comitative		abiga	abidega

Derived terms

• abielu
• abil

Further reading

• “abi”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “abi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “abi”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• abi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbi/, [ˈɑ̝bi]
• Rhymes: -ɑbi
• Syllabification^(key): a‧bi
• Hyphenation^(key): abi

Noun

abi (colloquial)

1. A candidate for the matriculation examination.

Declension

Inflection of abi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		abi	abit
genitive		abin	abien
partitive		abia	abeja
illative		abiin	abeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		abi	abit
accusative	nom.	abi	abit
	gen.	abin
genitive		abin	abien
partitive		abia	abeja
inessive		abissa	abeissa
elative		abista	abeista
illative		abiin	abeihin
adessive		abilla	abeilla
ablative		abilta	abeilta
allative		abille	abeille
essive		abina	abeina
translative		abiksi	abeiksi
abessive		abitta	abeitta
instructive		—	abein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of abi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative abini abini accusative nom. abini abini gen. abini genitive abini abieni partitive abiani abejani inessive abissani abeissani elative abistani abeistani illative abiini abeihini adessive abillani abeillani ablative abiltani abeiltani allative abilleni abeilleni essive abinani abeinani translative abikseni abeikseni abessive abittani abeittani instructive — — comitative — abeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative abisi abisi accusative nom. abisi abisi gen. abisi genitive abisi abiesi partitive abiasi abejasi inessive abissasi abeissasi elative abistasi abeistasi illative abiisi abeihisi adessive abillasi abeillasi ablative abiltasi abeiltasi allative abillesi abeillesi essive abinasi abeinasi translative abiksesi abeiksesi abessive abittasi abeittasi instructive — — comitative — abeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative abimme abimme accusative nom. abimme abimme gen. abimme genitive abimme abiemme partitive abiamme abejamme inessive abissamme abeissamme elative abistamme abeistamme illative abiimme abeihimme adessive abillamme abeillamme ablative abiltamme abeiltamme allative abillemme abeillemme essive abinamme abeinamme translative abiksemme abeiksemme abessive abittamme abeittamme instructive — — comitative — abeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative abinne abinne accusative nom. abinne abinne gen. abinne genitive abinne abienne partitive abianne abejanne inessive abissanne abeissanne elative abistanne abeistanne illative abiinne abeihinne adessive abillanne abeillanne ablative abiltanne abeiltanne allative abillenne abeillenne essive abinanne abeinanne translative abiksenne abeiksenne abessive abittanne abeittanne instructive — — comitative — abeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative abinsa abinsa accusative nom. abinsa abinsa gen. abinsa genitive abinsa abiensa partitive abiaan abiansa abejaan abejansa inessive abissaan abissansa abeissaan abeissansa elative abistaan abistansa abeistaan abeistansa illative abiinsa abeihinsa adessive abillaan abillansa abeillaan abeillansa ablative abiltaan abiltansa abeiltaan abeiltansa allative abilleen abillensa abeilleen abeillensa essive abinaan abinansa abeinaan abeinansa translative abikseen abiksensa abeikseen abeiksensa abessive abittaan abittansa abeittaan abeittansa instructive — — comitative — abeineen abeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• abiristeily
• abivuosi

Further reading

• “abi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Garo

Noun

abi

1. elder sister

Synonyms

• abigipa (formal)
• abitang (formal)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French habit(s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bi/

Noun

abi

1. clothes

Synonyms

• rad
• lenj

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[4], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 1

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔabi/ [ˈʔa.bi]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: a‧bi

Conjunction

abi (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜲ)

1. in case, if it should happen, perchance

   no abi ― if perchance

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 18

Hiligaynon

Adverb

ábi

1. for instance

Verb

ábi

1. imagine
2. think
3. say aloud

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bi/

Noun

abi

1. wound or cut
2. trace
3. scars
4. cracks (as in jars, plates etc.)

Synonyms

• bekau
• lempus

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay abi, from Classical Malay [Term?], from Arabic أَبِي (ʔabī, “father”), genitive construct state of أَب (ʔab, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (“father”). Doublet of aba, abu, and abbas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/
• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Noun

abi

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

Related terms

• abbas

Further reading

• “abi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

abi

1. Rōmaji transcription of あび
2. Rōmaji transcription of アビ

Kalasha

Pronoun

abi

1. alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. alternative spelling of ábi

Kangjia

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ab-, compare Mongolian авах (avax).

Verb

abi

1. to take

Latin

Verb

abī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of abeō

Latvian

Etymology

From an earlier abu, still dialectally attested (abi was originally the feminine/neuter dual form), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *abōˀ (“both”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, possibly prefixed with *Ho, an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognates include Lithuanian abù, abi̇̀, Old Prussian abbai, Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Russian о́ба (óba), Belarusian о́ба (óba), о́бадва (óbadva), Ukrainian о́ба (óba), Bulgarian о́ба (óba), Czech, Polish oba, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), German beide, Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu), Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō), Latin ambō, Tocharian A āmpi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abi]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

abi (no def., no comp., no sup., no adv.)

1. both (one and the other of two)

   abas acis, rokas, kājas ― both eyes, hands, legs

   satvert abās rokās ― to grab with (lit. in) both hands

   abās pusēs ceļam mežs ― the road has forest on both sides

   klausīties (ar) abām ausīm ― to hear with both ears (= very attentively)

   attālums starp abiem ledus gabaliem ātri auga ― the distance between both pieces of ice grew rapidly

2. (used pronominally) both (the two previously mentioned)

   pie mājas aug divi ozoli, abi tēva stādīti ― by the house two oaks grow, both planted by father

   Helēna apskāva māti, un viņas abas nosēdās blakus tēvam ― Helēna hugged mother, and both of them sat next to father.

Declension

Declension of abi

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)	feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
nominative	abi	abas
genitive	abu	abu
dative	abiem	abām
accusative	abus	abas
instrumental	abiem	abām
locative	abos	abās
vocative	—	—

Derived terms

• abinieks

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Yoruba àbí.

Conjunction

àbi

1. or

   Synonyms: or, weda

Usage notes

In "either...or" sentences, this word can optionally be placed in the "whether" position as well.

Particle

àbi

1. Interrogative particle placed at the beginning or end of a yes/no question.

   Synonym: weda

Further reading

• “abi” in Naija Guru, 2026.

Ojibwe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌˈbɪ/

Verb

abi (changed conjunct form ebid, reduplicated form ayabi)

1. s/he is/sits at home

   Abi go awe gaa-pi-andwewemind awasonaago.

   The person they asked about the other day was home.

2. s/he sits in (a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation of abi

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindab	nindabisii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidab	gidabisii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	abi	abisii(n)
Obviative (3')	abiwan	abisiiwan
Indefinite (X)	abim	abisiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindabimin	nindabisiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidabimin	gidabisiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidabim	gidabisiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	abiwag	abisiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	abiyaan	abisiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	abiyan/abiyin	abisiwan/abisiwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	abid	abisig
Obviative (3')	abinid	abisinid/abisinig
Indefinite (X)	abing	abising
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	abiyaang	abisiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	abiyang/abiying	abisiwang/abisiwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	abiyeg	abisiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	abiwaad	abisiwaad

Related terms

• ab-
• namadabi (“sit”)

See also

• ate
• ayaa (vai)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/abi-vai

Palu'e

api

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Remontado Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

abî

1. night

Derived terms

• kadhating-abi

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Vulgar Latin ad

Proto-Indo-European *weyk-

Proto-Italic *wiks

Vulgar Latin vix

Vulgar Latin *ad vix

Romanian abi

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad vix, from ad +‎ vix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧bí

Adverb

abi

1. (western Oltenia) alternative form of abia (“barely”)

References

• Vasile Burlă (1880), Studie filologice [Philological studies]‎^[5], Iași, page 87

Further reading

• “abi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin apis, apem. Compare Logudorese abe, Nuorese ape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβi/

Noun

abi f (plural abis)

1. (Campidanese) bee

Derived terms

• abi maista

Related terms

• abiolu

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈab(b)i/

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis (“bee”), of uncertain further origin.

Alternative forms

• aba
• abba (Castelsardo, Sedini)

Noun

abi f (invariable)

1. bee
   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Tuttu m’ammentu... [I remember everything...]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 123:

     E nò l’aggiu iparadi chissi ingordhi
     isthruidori d’abi
     pa cuntintà a tè.

     And I didn't shoot those greedy destroyers of bees, just to make you happy.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

abi f pl

1. plural of aba

References

• Ugo Solinas (2016), “àbi”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 20

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English have or Portuguese haver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/, [a̠bi], [ɑ̟bi]

Verb

abi

1. to have
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[6], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba soso

     Your canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.

Talysh

Etymology

Compare Persian آبی (âbi).

Noun

abi (Cyrillic аби)

1. light blue

References

• Pirejko, L. A. (1976), “аби”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

Turkish

Etymology

Contraction of ağa +‎ bey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːbi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)

1. colloquial form of ağabey: elder brother

Usage notes

The term is a common respectful form of address for any non-elderly adult man.

Declension

Declension of abi

singular plural nominative abi abiler definite accusative abiyi abileri dative abiye abilere locative abide abilerde ablative abiden abilerden genitive abinin abilerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular abim abilerim 2nd singular abin abilerin 3rd singular abisi abileri 1st plural abimiz abilerimiz 2nd plural abiniz abileriniz 3rd plural abileri abileri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular abimi abilerimi 2nd singular abini abilerini 3rd singular abisini abilerini 1st plural abimizi abilerimizi 2nd plural abinizi abilerinizi 3rd plural abilerini abilerini dative singular plural 1st singular abime abilerime 2nd singular abine abilerine 3rd singular abisine abilerine 1st plural abimize abilerimize 2nd plural abinize abilerinize 3rd plural abilerine abilerine locative singular plural 1st singular abimde abilerimde 2nd singular abinde abilerinde 3rd singular abisinde abilerinde 1st plural abimizde abilerimizde 2nd plural abinizde abilerinizde 3rd plural abilerinde abilerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular abimden abilerimden 2nd singular abinden abilerinden 3rd singular abisinden abilerinden 1st plural abimizden abilerimizden 2nd plural abinizden abilerinizden 3rd plural abilerinden abilerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular abimin abilerimin 2nd singular abinin abilerinin 3rd singular abisinin abilerinin 1st plural abimizin abilerimizin 2nd plural abinizin abilerinizin 3rd plural abilerinin abilerinin

Venetan

Verb

abi

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of aver
2. second-person singular imperative of aver

Volapük

Conjunction

abi

1. but also

See also

• noe

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive api)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension

Inflection of abi

	singular	plural
nominative	abi	abiq
accusative	abi	abiq
genitive	abi	apõ
partitive	api	apõ
illative	api	apõ apõhe
inessive	abin abihn	abõn apõn abõhn apõhn
elative	abist	abõst apõst
allative	abilõ	abõlõ apõlõ
adessive	abil	abõl apõl
ablative	abilt	abõlt apõlt
translative	abis	abõs apõs
terminative	abiniq	abõniq apõniq
abessive	abildaq	abõldaq apõldaq
comitative	abigaq	apõgaq

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• tàbí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bí/

Conjunction

àbí

1. or