abi

Translingual

Symbol

abi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abidji.

Aisi

Noun

abi

1. woman

Further reading

• Don Daniels, Magi: An Undocumented Language (in a comparative wordlist)

Baba Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi

1. alternative spelling of habis (“finish”)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Verb

abi

1. to misconstrue; to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand

Usage notes

Often confused with ambi.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abi.

Anagrams

• iba

Chickasaw

Etymology

Possibly the second verb in a verb-pair with albi. Cognate with Alabama ibi and Choctaw abi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi (active)

1. (transitive) to kill (I;II)
2. (transitive) to abort (I;II)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋbi (traditional)
• ạbi (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Alabama ibi (“to kill”), Chickasaw abi (“to kill”)

Noun

abi

1. killer, murderer
2. killing, slaughter

Verb

abi

1. to kill, to murder
2. to be sick or infected (usually with a skin disease)

Related terms

• abichi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)

1. help

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “abi”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “abi”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “abi”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• abi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑbi
• Syllabification^(key): a‧bi

Noun

abi (colloquial)

1. A candidate for the matriculation examination.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “abi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Garo

Noun

abi

1. elder sister

Synonyms

• abigipa (formal)
• abitang (formal)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French habit(s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bi/

Noun

abi

1. clothes

Synonyms

• rad
• lenj

Hiligaynon

Adverb

ábi

1. for instance

Verb

ábi

1. imagine
2. think
3. say aloud

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bi/

Noun

abi

1. wound or cut
2. trace
3. scars
4. cracks (as in jars, plates etc.)

Synonyms

• bekau
• lempus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic أَبِي (ʔabī, “father”), genitive construct state of أَب (ʔab, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (“father”). Doublet of aba, abu, and abbas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/
• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Noun

abi

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

Related terms

Further reading

• “abi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

abi

1. Rōmaji transcription of あび
2. Rōmaji transcription of アビ

Kalasha

Pronoun

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Kangjia

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ab-, compare Mongolian авах (avax).

Verb

abi

1. to take

Latin

Verb

abī

1. second-person singular active imperative of abeō

Latvian

Etymology

From an earlier abu, still dialectally attested (abi was originally the feminine/neuter dual form), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *abu, from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)-bʰow, where the initial part is an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognates include Lithuanian abù, abì, Old Prussian abbai, Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Russian о́ба (óba), Belarusian о́ба (óba), о́бадва (óbadva), Ukrainian о́ба (óba), Bulgarian о́ба (óba), Czech, Polish oba, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), German beide, Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu), Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō), Latin ambō, Tocharian A āmpi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Adjective

abi (no def., no comp., no sup., no adv.)

1. both (one and the other of two)

   abas acis, rokas, kājas ― both eyes, hands, legs

   satvert abās rokās ― to grab with (lit. in) both hands

   abās pusēs ceļam mežs ― the road has forest on both sides

   klausīties (ar) abām ausīm ― to hear with both ears (= very attentively)

   attālums starp abiem ledus gabaliem ātri auga ― the distance between both pieces of ice grew rapidly

2. (used pronominally) both (the two previously mentioned)

   pie mājas aug divi ozoli, abi tēva stādīti ― by the house two oaks grow, both planted by father

   Helēna apskāva māti, un viņas abas nosēdās blakus tēvam ― Helēna hugged mother, and both of them sat next to father.

Declension

extrawidth=-250

Derived terms

• abinieks

References

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aby. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ bi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Syllabification: a‧bi

Conjunction

abi

1. denotes aim or intention; to, in order to, so that
2. introduces a subordinate clause; to, in order to, so that
3. introduces a resultative clause, typically negated; to, in order to, so that
4. introduces a conditional clause; if
5. introduces a comparative clause; as if

Particle

abi

1. (optative) hopefully; had better; may
2. at least

   Synonym: prżinámniéj

3. only, just

   Synonym: tlo

4. seemingly, apparently, ostensibly, supposedly

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “aby”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 111-112

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Yoruba àbí.

Conjunction

àbi

1. or

   Synonyms: or, weda

Usage notes

In "either...or" sentences, this word can optionally be placed in the "whether" position as well.

Particle

àbi

1. Interrogative particle placed at the beginning or end of a yes/no question.

   Synonym: weda

Ojibwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈbɪ/

Verb

abi (changed conjunct form ebid, reduplicated form ayabi)

1. be at home

   Abi go awe gaa-pi-andwewemind awasonaago.

   The person they asked about the other day was home.

2. sit in (a certain place)

Conjugation

nop=1

Related terms

• ab-
• namadabi (“sit”)

See also

• ate
• ayaa (vai)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/abi-vai

Palu'e

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Remontado Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

abî

1. night

Derived terms

• kadhating-abi

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin apis, apem. Compare Logudorese abe, Nuorese ape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβi/

Noun

abi f (plural abis)

1. (Campidanese) bee

Derived terms

• abi maista

Related terms

• abiolu

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈab(b)i/

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis (“bee”), of uncertain further origin.

Alternative forms

• aba
• abba (Castelsardo, Sedini)

Noun

abi f (invariable)

1. bee
   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Tuttu m’ammentu... [I remember everything...]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 123:

     E nò l’aggiu iparadi chissi ingordhi
     isthruidori d’abi
     pa cuntintà a tè.

     And I didn't shoot those greedy destroyers of bees, just to make you happy.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

abi f pl

1. plural of aba

References

• Ugo Solinas (2016) “àbi”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 20

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English have or Portuguese haver.

Verb

abi

1. to have
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎:

     Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba soso

     Your canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.

Talysh

Etymology

Compare Persian آبی (âbi).

Noun

abi (Cyrillic аби)

1. light blue

References

• Pirejko, L. A. (1976) “аби”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

Turkish

Etymology

Contraction of ağabey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːbi/

• Audio

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Noun

abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)

1. (colloquial) elder brother

Usage notes

The term is a common respectful form of address for any non-elderly adult man.

Declension

Venetian

Verb

abi

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of aver
2. second-person singular imperative of aver

Volapük

Conjunction

abi

1. but also

See also

• noe

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive api)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• tàbí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bí/

Conjunction

àbí

1. or