अभि-

See also: अभि and अभी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अभि (abhi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.

Prefix

अभि- • (abhi-)

1. (used in Sanskrit compounds) to, towards, against

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with अभि-

अभ्यंग

अभिमान

अभियंत्रण

अभियंत्रिकी

अभिराम

अभिलाष

अभिकथन

अभिकलित्र

अभिकारक

अभिक्रिया

अभिदृश्यक

अभिनंदन

अभियोजक

अभिलाषा

अभिवेचन

अभिव्यक्त

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• abhi- (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀺- (Brahmi script)
• অভি- (Bengali script)
• අභි- (Sinhalese script)
• အဘိ- or ဢꧤိ- (Burmese script)
• อภิ- or อะภิ- (Thai script)
• ᩋᨽᩥ- (Tai Tham script)
• ອຠິ- or ອະຠິ- (Lao script)
• អភិ- (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄞𑄨- (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• abbh- (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁆- (Brahmi script)
• अब्भ्- (Devanagari script)
• অব্ভ্- (Bengali script)
• අබ‍්භ්- (Sinhalese script)
• အဗ္ဘ်- or ဢၿ္ꧤ်- or ဢၿ်ꧤ်- (Burmese script)
• อพฺภฺ- or อัพภ- (Thai script)
• ᩋᨻ᩠ᨽ᩺- (Tai Tham script)
• ອພ຺ຠ຺- or ອັພຠ- (Lao script)
• អព្ភ៑- (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄝𑄴𑄞𑄴- (Chakma script)

Prefix

अभि- (abhi-)

1. Devanagari script form of abhi-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অভি- (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬪᬶ- (Balinese script)
• অভি- (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰥𑰰- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀺- (Brahmi script)
• အဘိ- (Burmese script)
• અભિ- (Gujarati script)
• ਅਭਿ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌭𑌿- (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦨꦶ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂦𑂱- (Kaithi script)
• ಅಭಿ- (Kannada script)
• អភិ- (Khmer script)
• ອຠິ- (Lao script)
• അഭി- (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢨᡳ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘥𑘱- (Modi script)
• ᠠᠪᠾᠢ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧅𑧒- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐨𑐶- (Newa script)
• ଅଭି- (Odia script)
• ꢂꢩꢶ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆨𑆴- (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖥𑖰- (Siddham script)
• අභි- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩳𑩑- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚡𑚮- (Takri script)
• அபி⁴- (Tamil script)
• అభి- (Telugu script)
• อภิ- (Thai script)
• ཨ་བྷི- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒦𑒱- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨡𑨁- (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.bʱi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.bʱi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí.

Prefix

अभि- • (abhi-)

1. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon
2. to, towards, in the direction of, against
3. into
4. for, for the sake of
5. on account of
6. on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of
7. over

Usage notes

• As a prefix to verbs of motion, it expresses the notion or going towards, approaching, etc.
• As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs, it expresses superiority, intensity, etc.

Etymology 2

Compound of अ- (a-) +‎ भि (bhi).

Adjective

अभि- • (abhi-) stem

1. fearless

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अभि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अभिः (abhiḥ)	अभी (abhī)	अभयः (abhayaḥ)
vocative	अभे (abhe)	अभी (abhī)	अभयः (abhayaḥ)
accusative	अभिम् (abhim)	अभी (abhī)	अभीन् (abhīn)
instrumental	अभिना (abhinā) अभ्या¹ (abhyā¹)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभिः (abhibhiḥ)
dative	अभये (abhaye)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ)
ablative	अभेः (abheḥ) अभ्यः¹ (abhyaḥ¹)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ)
genitive	अभेः (abheḥ) अभ्यः¹ (abhyaḥ¹)	अभ्योः (abhyoḥ)	अभीनाम् (abhīnām)
locative	अभौ (abhau) अभा¹ (abhā¹)	अभ्योः (abhyoḥ)	अभिषु (abhiṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of अभी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अभी (abhī)	अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹)	अभ्यः (abhyaḥ) अभीः¹ (abhīḥ¹)
vocative	अभि (abhi)	अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹)	अभ्यः (abhyaḥ) अभीः¹ (abhīḥ¹)
accusative	अभीम् (abhīm)	अभ्यौ (abhyau) अभी¹ (abhī¹)	अभीः (abhīḥ)
instrumental	अभ्या (abhyā)	अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām)	अभीभिः (abhībhiḥ)
dative	अभ्यै (abhyai)	अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām)	अभीभ्यः (abhībhyaḥ)
ablative	अभ्याः (abhyāḥ) अभ्यै² (abhyai²)	अभीभ्याम् (abhībhyām)	अभीभ्यः (abhībhyaḥ)
genitive	अभ्याः (abhyāḥ) अभ्यै² (abhyai²)	अभ्योः (abhyoḥ)	अभीनाम् (abhīnām)
locative	अभ्याम् (abhyām)	अभ्योः (abhyoḥ)	अभीषु (abhīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of अभि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अभि (abhi)	अभिनी (abhinī)	अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹)
vocative	अभि (abhi) अभे (abhe)	अभिनी (abhinī)	अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹)
accusative	अभि (abhi)	अभिनी (abhinī)	अभीनि (abhīni) अभि¹ (abhi¹) अभी¹ (abhī¹)
instrumental	अभिना (abhinā) अभ्या¹ (abhyā¹)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभिः (abhibhiḥ)
dative	अभिने (abhine) अभये¹ (abhaye¹)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ)
ablative	अभिनः (abhinaḥ) अभेः¹ (abheḥ¹)	अभिभ्याम् (abhibhyām)	अभिभ्यः (abhibhyaḥ)
genitive	अभिनः (abhinaḥ) अभेः¹ (abheḥ¹)	अभिनोः (abhinoḥ)	अभीनाम् (abhīnām)
locative	अभिनि (abhini) अभौ¹ (abhau¹) अभा¹ (abhā¹)	अभिनोः (abhinoḥ)	अभिषु (abhiṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अभि-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 61/1, 1315/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 91-92