abi
Aisi
Noun
abi
Further reading
- Don Daniels, Magi: An Undocumented Language (in a comparative wordlist)
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧bi
Verb
abi
- to misconstrue; to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abi.
Usage notes
Often confused with ambi.
Anagrams
Chickasaw
Verb
abi
Choctaw
Alternative forms
- ʋbi (traditional)
- ạbi (Byington/Swanton)
Etymology
Cognate with Alabama ibi (“to kill”), Chickasaw abi (“to kill”)
Noun
abi
Verb
abi
- to kill, to murder
- to be sick or infected (usually with a skin disease)
Related terms
Estonian
Etymology
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Noun
abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)
Declension
Declension of abi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Finnish
Etymology
Shortened form of abiturientti.
Pronunciation
Noun
abi
- (colloquial) A candidate for the matriculation examination.
Declension
Inflection of abi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Noun
abi
Synonyms
Hiligaynon
Adverb
ábi
Verb
ábi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic أَبِي (ʔabī, “father”), genitive construct state of أَب (ʔab, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abi
Related terms
Further reading
- “abi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
abi
Kalasha
Pronoun
abi
- Alternative spelling of ábi
Determiner
abi
- Alternative spelling of ábi
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) abī
Latvian
Etymology
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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Adjective
abi (no def., no comp., no sup., no adv.)
- 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
- (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
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “abi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From Yoruba.
Particle
abi
- final interrogative particle on a yes/no question
Palu'e
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Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Noun
abi
- fire (oxidation reaction)
Sardinian
Etymology
Noun
abi
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English have or Portuguese haver.
Verb
abi
- to have
Talysh
Etymology
Noun
abi (Cyrillic аби)
References
- Pirejko, L. A. (1976) “аби”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20
Turkish
Etymology
Contraction of ağabey.
Noun
abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)
- (colloquial) elder brother
Usage notes
The term is a common respectful form of address for any non-elderly adult man.
Declension
Inflection | ||
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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 |
Venetian
Verb
abi
Volapük
Conjunction
abi
See also
Võro
Etymology
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Noun
abi (genitive abi, partitive api)
Declension
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 |
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