भी

See also: भा, भ, भू, and भृ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi), from Sanskrit अपि (api).

Particle

भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی‎)

even
यह खाया भी जा सकता है!
yah khāyā bhī jā saktā hai!
It's even edible!

Adverb

भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی‎)

also, too

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian.

Root

भी • (√bhī)

to fear

Derived terms

भीत (bhīta)
भीति (bhīti)
भीम (bhīma)
भीरु (bhīru)
भीषण (bhīṣaṇa)
भीष्म (bhīṣma)
भय (bhaya)

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0758

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