अधि

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Pali

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Preposition

अधि

  1. Devanagari script form of adhi (up to, over)

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ádʰi, derived (by conflation with Proto-Indo-European *éti (over, across)) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰí (under, below). Compare Old Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬍 (aidī), Tocharian B ette (lower, down).

Preposition

अधि (adhi)

  1. over; above
  2. besides
  3. from
  4. after
  5. for
  6. instead of
  7. on; at
  8. (with accusative) about, concerning
  9. from above
  10. compared to, in comparison with
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Pali: adhi
  • Hindi: अधि- (adhi-)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Noun

अधि (adhi) stemm

  1. anxiety
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of अधि (adhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अधिः
adhiḥ
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Vocative अधे
adhe
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Accusative अधिम्
adhim
अधी
adhī
अधीन्
adhīn
Instrumental अधिना / अध्या¹
adhinā / adhyā¹
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभिः
adhibhiḥ
Dative अधये
adhaye
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Ablative अधेः / अध्यः¹
adheḥ / adhyaḥ¹
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Genitive अधेः / अध्यः¹
adheḥ / adhyaḥ¹
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधीनाम्
adhīnām
Locative अधौ / अधा¹
adhau / adhā¹
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधिषु
adhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

अधि (adhi) stemf

  1. a woman in her courses
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of अधि (adhi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अधिः
adhiḥ
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Vocative अधे
adhe
अधी
adhī
अधयः
adhayaḥ
Accusative अधिम्
adhim
अधी
adhī
अधीः
adhīḥ
Instrumental अध्या / अधी¹
adhyā / adhī¹
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभिः
adhibhiḥ
Dative अधये / अध्यै² / अधी¹
adhaye / adhyai² / adhī¹
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Ablative अधेः / अध्याः² / अध्यै³
adheḥ / adhyāḥ² / adhyai³
अधिभ्याम्
adhibhyām
अधिभ्यः
adhibhyaḥ
Genitive अधेः / अध्याः² / अध्यै³
adheḥ / adhyāḥ² / adhyai³
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधीनाम्
adhīnām
Locative अधौ / अध्याम्² / अधा¹
adhau / adhyām² / adhā¹
अध्योः
adhyoḥ
अधिषु
adhiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “अधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 20, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 67