अधि
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.dʱi/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɐ.d̪ʱi/
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)
- over; above
- besides
- from
- after
- for
- instead of
- on; at
- (with accusative) about, concerning
- from above
- compared to, in comparison with
Derived terms
- अधि- (adhi-)
- अधिक (adhika)
- अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati)
- अधिगम् (adhigam)
- अधिपति (adhipati)
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
- आधि (ādhi)
Noun
अधि • (adhi) m
- 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 / अध्ये² adhaye / adhye² | अधिभ्याम् adhibhyām | अधिभ्यः adhibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अधेः / अध्यः² adheḥ / adhyaḥ² | अधिभ्याम् adhibhyām | अधिभ्यः adhibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अधेः / अध्यः² adheḥ / adhyaḥ² | अध्योः adhyoḥ | अधीनाम् adhīnām |
| Locative | अधौ adhau | अध्योः adhyoḥ | अधिषु adhiṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
अधि • (adhi) f
- 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 adhyā | अधिभ्याम् adhibhyām | अधिभिः adhibhiḥ |
| Dative | अधये / अध्ये¹ / अध्यै² adhaye / adhye¹ / adhyai² | अधिभ्याम् adhibhyām | अधिभ्यः adhibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अधेः / अध्याः² adheḥ / adhyāḥ² | अधिभ्याम् adhibhyām | अधिभ्यः adhibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अधेः / अध्याः² adheḥ / adhyāḥ² | अध्योः adhyoḥ | अधीनाम् adhīnām |
| Locative | अधौ / अध्याम्² adhau / adhyām² | अध्योः adhyoḥ | अधिषु adhiṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “अधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 20, column 2.