As a Hindi name
अभि
उप॰ [सं॰] एक उपसर्ग जो शब्दों लगकर उनमें इन अर्थों की विशेषता उत्पन्न करता है · सामने । जैसे; अभ्युत्थान । अभ्यागत · बुरा । जैसे; अभियुक्त — Śabdasāgara
अभि · abhi
An inseparable Sanskrit prefix (the reverse of अनु anu), denoting priority in time or place; before; against; with respect to — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 5
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to, towards, into, over, upon. (As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the notion of moving or going towards, approaching, &c. (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) i…
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M1 · same meaning "abhi" is the vocative of "abhī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. abhi ind. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon. (As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the notion of moving or going towards, approaching, &c. (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) it expresses superiority, intensity, &c.; e.g. abhi-tāmra, abhi-nava, q.v.
(As a separate adverb or preposition) it expresses (with acc.) to, towards, in the direction of, against
into, ŚBr. & KātyŚr.
for, for the sake of
on account of
1. a-bhī mfn. fearless, R.; Ragh.
2. abhī (√ i), abhy-eti (Imper. 2. sg. abhīhi; impf. 3. pl. -āyan, 3. sg. Ā. -āyata; ind.p. abhītya) to come near, approach, go up to or towards (acc.), RV. &c.; (with sakāśam or samīpam or pārśve) id., Pañcat.; to go along or after (acc.), RV. &c.; to enter, join, go over to, Mn.; Bhaṭṭ.; (with a pr. p.) to begin to, (perf. 3. pl. abhīyuḥ), ŚBr.; to reach, obtain, RV. &c.; to get or fall into (acc.), MBh. &c.; to come to, fall to one's share (with acc.), Bhaṭṭ.; (said of the sun) to rise (as if he came nearer; also with abhitarām [q.v.] instead of abhi), AitBr., (with astam) to set, MBh. i, 1797 (cf. abhy-aya) : Pass. abhīyate to be perceived, known, BhP. : Intens. (1. pl. -īmahe) to ask, request, RV. i, 24, 3.
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