अधि

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Pali

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अधि

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

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én?
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰe?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰí
    Sanskrit अधि (adhi)

    Inherited 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) stem, m

    1. anxiety
    Declension
    Masculine i-stem declension of अधि
    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 (adhinā)
    अध्या¹ (adhyā¹)     		अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभिः (adhibhiḥ)
    dative अधये (adhaye) अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभ्यः (adhibhyaḥ)
    ablative अधेः (adheḥ)
    अध्यः¹ (adhyaḥ¹)     		अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभ्यः (adhibhyaḥ)
    genitive अधेः (adheḥ)
    अध्यः¹ (adhyaḥ¹)     		अध्योः (adhyoḥ) अधीनाम् (adhīnām)
    locative अधौ (adhau)
    अधा¹ (adhā¹)     		अध्योः (adhyoḥ) अधिषु (adhiṣu)
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 3

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

    Noun

    अधि • (adhi) stem, f

    1. a woman in her courses
    Declension
    Feminine i-stem declension of अधि
    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 (adhyā)
    अधी¹ (adhī¹)     		अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभिः (adhibhiḥ)
    dative अधये (adhaye)
    अध्यै² (adhyai²)
    अधी¹ (adhī¹)     		अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभ्यः (adhibhyaḥ)
    ablative अधेः (adheḥ)
    अध्याः² (adhyāḥ²)
    अध्यै³ (adhyai³)     		अधिभ्याम् (adhibhyām) अधिभ्यः (adhibhyaḥ)
    genitive अधेः (adheḥ)
    अध्याः² (adhyāḥ²)
    अध्यै³ (adhyai³)     		अध्योः (adhyoḥ) अधीनाम् (adhīnām)
    locative अधौ (adhau)
    अध्याम्² (adhyām²)
    अधा¹ (adhā¹)     		अध्योः (adhyoḥ) अधिषु (adhiṣu)
    • 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
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