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Hindi
Etymology
अब (ab, “now”) + ही (hī)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.bʱiː/,
Adverb
अभी • (abhī) (Urdu spelling ابھی)
- right now
- just now
मेरा भाई अभी सो गया- merā bhāī abhī so gayā
- My brother just went to sleep.
Coordinate terms
| type
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interrogative
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relative
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proximal demonstrative
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distal demonstrative
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indefinite
|
| basic
|
non-emphatic
|
कौन (kaun, “who?”),
क्या (kyā, “what?”)
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जो (jo)
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यह (yah)
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वह (vah)
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कुछ (kuch), कोई (koī),
कुछ-न-कुछ (kuch-na-kuch),
कोई-न-कोई (koī-na-koī)
|
| emphatic
|
-
|
जो भी (jo bhī)
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यही (yahī)
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वही (vahī)
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कोई भी (koī bhī), कुछ भी (kuch bhī)
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| time
|
non-emphatic
|
कब (kab)
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जब (jab)
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अब (ab)
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तब (tab)
|
कभी (kabhī)
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| emphatic
|
-
|
जभी (jabhī)
|
अभी (abhī)
|
तभी (tabhī)
|
कभी भी (kabhī bhī)
|
| place
|
non-emphatic
|
कहाँ (kahā̃)
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जहाँ (jahā̃)
|
यहाँ (yahā̃)
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वहाँ (vahā̃)
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कहीं (kahī̃, “somewhere”)
|
| emphatic
|
-
|
जहीं (jahī̃)
|
यहीं (yahī̃)
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वहीं (vahī̃)
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कहीं भी (kahī̃ bhī, “anywhere”)
|
| quantity
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कितना (kitnā)
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जितना (jitnā)
|
इतना (itnā)
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उतना (utnā)
|
-
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| direction
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किधर (kidhar)
|
जिधर (jidhar)
|
इधर (idhar)
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उधर (udhar)
|
-
|
| quality
|
कैसा (kaisā)
|
जैसा (jaisā)
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ऐसा (aisā)
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वैसा (vaisā), तैसा m (taisā)
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कोई सा (koī sā)
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| manner
|
कैसे (kaise)
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जैसे (jaise)
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ऐसे (aise),
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वैसे (vaise), तैसे (taise)
|
-
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| reason/manner
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क्यों (kyõ)
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ज्यों (jyõ)
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क्योंकि (kyõki), यों (yõ)
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त्यों (tyõ)
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अभी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अभी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “अभी”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अभी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अभी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.