भी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi), from Sanskrit अपि (api, “close by; also”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱiː/
Particle
भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی)
Adverb
भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ápi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভী (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬷ (Balinese script)
- ভী (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဘီ (Burmese script)
- ભી (Gujarati script)
- ਭੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೀ (Kannada script)
- ភី (Khmer script)
- ຠີ (Lao script)
- ഭീ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଭୀ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖱 (Siddham script)
- භී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚯 (Takri script)
- பீ⁴ (Tamil script)
- భీ (Telugu script)
- ภี (Thai script)
- བྷཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéyh₂-s ~ *bʰih₂-és, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (whence English bive), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈 (bayente, “they are afraid”), Persian بیم (bim, “fear”).
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of भी (bhī́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भीः bhī́ḥ |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Vocative | भीः bhī́ḥ |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Accusative | भियम् bhíyam |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Instrumental | भिया bhiyā́ |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभिः bhībhíḥ |
| Dative | भिये / भियै¹ bhiyé / bhiyaí¹ |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभ्यः bhībhyáḥ |
| Ablative | भियः / भियाः¹ / भियै² bhiyáḥ / bhiyā́ḥ¹ / bhiyaí² |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभ्यः bhībhyáḥ |
| Genitive | भियः / भियाः¹ / भियै² bhiyáḥ / bhiyā́ḥ¹ / bhiyaí² |
भियोः bhiyóḥ |
भियाम् / भीनाम्¹ bhiyā́m / bhīnā́m¹ |
| Locative | भियि / भियाम्¹ bhiyí / bhiyā́m¹ |
भियोः bhiyóḥ |
भीषु bhīṣú |
| Notes |
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Root
भी • (√bhī)
- (parasmaipada) to fear, dread, be afraid of
- मृत्योर्बिभेषि किं बाल न स भीतं विमुञ्चति; रावणाद्बिभ्यतीं भृशम् Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
- mṛtyorbibheṣi kiṃ bāla na sa bhītaṃ vimuñcati; rāvaṇādbibhyatīṃ bhṛśam Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
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- (ātmanepada) to be anxious or solicitous about
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “भी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0758.
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