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-

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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 forms

• 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) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.bʱi/

Etymology 1

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

अ- (a-) +‎ भि (bhi).

Adjective

अभि- • (abhi-) stem

1. fearless

Declension

This adj needs an inflection-table template.

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