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Urdu
Etymology
Univerbation of اَب (ab) + ہی (hī)
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.bʱiː/
Adverb
اَبھی • (abhī) (Hindi spelling अभी)
- immediately, right away, shortly, at once, this instant, right now
وہ اَبھی آ جائے گا۔- vo abhī ā jāe gā.
- He will come right away/immediately/shortly.
اَبھی آو یَہاں۔- abhī āo yahā̃.
- Come here right now/at once/this instant.
- currently, at present, at the moment, right now, just now
اُن کے پاس اَبھی نَہِیں ہَے۔- un ke pās abhī nahī̃ hai.
- They do not have it right now/just now/currently/at present/at the moment.
- lately, recently, just, just now
وہ اَبھی گَئی۔- vo abhī gaī.
- She just left / She left just now.
مَیں وَہاں اَبھی گَیا تھا۔- ma͠i vahā̃ abhī gayā thā.
- I went there lately/recently / I just went there.
References
- “ابھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- “ابھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.