नाभि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi). Doublet of नाफ़ (nāf).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.bʱiː/, [näː.bʱiː]

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f (Urdu spelling نابھی)

1. (anatomy, formal) navel

   Synonyms: ढोंढ़ी (ḍhõṛhī), तोंदी (tondī), नाफ़ (nāf)

Declension

Declension of नाभि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाभि nābhi	नाभियाँ nābhiyā̃
oblique	नाभि nābhi	नाभियों nābhiyõ
vocative	नाभि nābhi	नाभियो nābhiyo

Related terms

• नाभिक (nābhik)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.bʱi/, [na.bʱiː]

Noun

नाभि • (nābhi) f

1. Alternative spelling of नाभी (nābhī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নাভি (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬵᬪᬶ (Balinese script)
• নাভি (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰥𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀪𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• နာဘိ (Burmese script)
• નાભિ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਭਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦴꦨꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂰𑂦𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ನಾಭಿ (Kannada script)
• នាភិ (Khmer script)
• ນາຠິ (Lao script)
• നാഭി (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘥𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᠪᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑧅𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐨𑐶 (Newa script)
• ନାଭି (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢩꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆨𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖥𑖰 (Siddham script)
• නාභි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩛𑩳𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚭𑚡𑚮 (Takri script)
• நாபி⁴ (Tamil script)
• నాభి (Telugu script)
• นาภิ (Thai script)
• ནཱ་བྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒦𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨊𑨡𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰ-i-š (“navel, centre”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-i-s, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Cognate with Latin umbilīcus, Old Prussian nabis, Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬁𐬌 (nāfāi), Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), Persian ناف (nâf), English navel.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑ́ː.bʱi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑː.bʱi/

Noun

नाभि • (nā́bhi) stem, f

1. navel, belly button
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.14:

     नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत ।
     पद्भ्यां भूमिर्दिशः श्रोत्रात्तथा लोकाँ अकल्पयन् ॥

     nābhyā āsīdantarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇo dyauḥ samavartata.
     padbhyāṃ bhūmirdiśaḥ śrotrāttathā lokām̐ akalpayan.

     Forth from his navel came mid-air regions; the sky was fashioned from his head
     Earth from his feet, and from his car the regions. Thus they formed the worlds.

2. centre

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नाभि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाभिः (nā́bhiḥ)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ)
vocative	नाभे (nā́bhe)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभयः (nā́bhayaḥ)
accusative	नाभिम् (nā́bhim)	नाभी (nā́bhī)	नाभीः (nā́bhīḥ)
instrumental	नाभ्या (nā́bhyā) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभिः (nā́bhibhiḥ)
dative	नाभये (nā́bhaye) नाभ्यै² (nā́bhyai²) नाभी¹ (nā́bhī¹)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ)
ablative	नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³)	नाभिभ्याम् (nā́bhibhyām)	नाभिभ्यः (nā́bhibhyaḥ)
genitive	नाभेः (nā́bheḥ) नाभ्याः² (nā́bhyāḥ²) नाभ्यै³ (nā́bhyai³)	नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ)	नाभीनाम् (nā́bhīnām)
locative	नाभौ (nā́bhau) नाभ्याम्² (nā́bhyām²) नाभा¹ (nā́bhā¹)	नाभ्योः (nā́bhyoḥ)	नाभिषु (nā́bhiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: নাই (nai)
  • Bengali: নাই (nai)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ṇābhi), 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇāhi)
• → Gujarati: નાભિ (nābhi)
• → Assamese: নাভি (nabhi)

Derived terms

• नाभिक (nābhika)