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

Prefix

अभि- (abhi-)

  1. Devanagari script form of abhi-

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

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] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 91-92
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