अभि

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See also: अभी and अभि-

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (round about, around). Cognate with Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí), Old Persian 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 (abiy, towards, against, upon), Old High German umbi, Old Irish imb (around).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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अभि (abhí)

  1. (with accusative) to, towards, in the direction of, against
  2. for, for the sake of
  3. on account of
  4. on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of
  5. over. It may even express one after the other, severally