abi

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Translingual

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Symbol

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abi

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

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Aisi

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Noun

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abi

  1. woman

Further reading

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

Baba Malay

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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abi

  1. alternative spelling of habis (finish)

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧bi

Verb

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abi

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

Usage notes

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Often confused with ambi.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:abi.

Anagrams

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Chickasaw

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abi (active)

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Choctaw

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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abi

  1. killer, murderer
  2. killing, slaughter

Verb

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abi

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

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abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)

  1. help

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Clipping of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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abi (colloquial)

  1. A candidate for the matriculation examination.

Declension

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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

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compounds

Further reading

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Garo

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Noun

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abi

  1. elder sister

Synonyms

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French habit(s).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abi

  1. clothes

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Hiligaynon

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Adverb

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ábi

  1. for instance

Verb

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ábi

  1. imagine
  2. think
  3. say aloud

Iban

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abi

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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبِي (ʔabī, father), genitive construct state of أَب (ʔab, father), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (father). Doublet of aba, abu, and abbas.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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abi

  1. father
    Synonyms: ayah, bapak
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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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abi

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

Kalasha

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Pronoun

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abi

  1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

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abi

  1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Kangjia

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Etymology

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

Verb

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abi

  1. to take

Latin

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Verb

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abī

  1. second-person singular active imperative of abeō

Latvian

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Etymology

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From an earlier abu, still dialectally attested (abi was originally the feminine/neuter dual form), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *abu, from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)-bʰow, where the initial part is an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognates include Lithuanian abù, abì, 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.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [abi]
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Adjective

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

  1. both (one and the other of two)
    abas acis, rokas, kājasboth eyes, hands, legs
    satvert abās rokāsto grab with (lit. in) both hands
    abās pusēs ceļam mežsthe road has forest on both sides
    klausīties (ar) abām ausīmto hear with both ears (= very attentively)
    attālums starp abiem ledus gabaliem ātri augathe distance between both pieces of ice grew rapidly
  2. (used pronominally) both (the two previously mentioned)
    pie mājas aug divi ozoli, abi tēva stādītiby the house two oaks grow, both planted by father
    Helēna apskāva māti, un viņas abas nosēdās blakus tēvamHelēna hugged mother, and both of them sat next to father.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “abi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From Yoruba àbí.

Conjunction

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àbi

  1. or
    Synonyms: or, weda

Usage notes

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

Particle

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àbi

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

Ojibwe

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /əˈbɪ/

Verb

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abi (changed conjunct form ebid, reduplicated form ayabi)

  1. be at home
    Abi go awe gaa-pi-andwewemind awasonaago.
    The person they asked about the other day was home.
  2. sit in (a certain place)

Conjugation

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References

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Palu'e

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api

Etymology

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

Noun

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abi

  1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Remontado Agta

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Etymology

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

Noun

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abî

  1. night

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Romanian

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    Adverb

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    abi

    1. (western Oltenia) Alternative form of abia (barely)

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    Sardinian

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    Etymology

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

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    abi f (plural abis)

    1. (Campidanese) bee

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    References

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

    Sassarese

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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

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    Noun

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    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

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

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    abi f pl

    1. plural of aba

    References

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

    Sranan Tongo

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    Etymology

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    From English have or Portuguese haver.

    Verb

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    abi

    1. to have
      • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎[4], 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

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    Etymology

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    Compare Persian آبی (âbi).

    Noun

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    abi (Cyrillic аби)

    1. light blue

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

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Contraction of ağabey.

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    Noun

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    abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)

    1. (colloquial) elder brother

    Usage notes

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

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    Inflection
    Nominative abi
    Definite accusative abiyi
    Singular Plural
    Nominative abi abiler
    Definite accusative abiyi abileri
    Dative abiye abilere
    Locative abide abilerde
    Ablative abiden abilerden
    Genitive abinin abilerin

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    Verb

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    abi

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

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    Conjunction

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    abi

    1. but also

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    Võro

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *api.

    Noun

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    abi (genitive abi, partitive api)

    1. help, aid, assistance

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    Yoruba

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    Conjunction

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    àbí

    1. or