abi

Noun

abi

1. woman

Further reading

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Verb

abi

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

Usage notes

Often confused with ambi

Verb

abi

1. to kill
2. to abort

Alternative forms

• ạbi
• vbi

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)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)

1. help

Etymology

Shortened form of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑbi]
• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Noun

abi

1. (colloquial) A candidate for the matriculation examination.

Etymology

From French habit(s)

Noun

abi

1. clothes

Adverb

ábi

1. for instance

Verb

ábi

1. imagine
2. think
3. say aloud

Romanization

abi

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

Pronoun

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Verb

abī

1. second-person singular active imperative of abeō

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.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abi]

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.

References

Etymology

From Yoruba.

Particle

abi

1. final interrogative particle on a yes/no question

Etymology

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

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Etymology

Compare Italian ape.

Noun

abi

1. (Campidanese) bee

Verb

abi

1. to have

Etymology

Contraction of ağabey.

Noun

abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)

1. (colloquial) elder brother

Verb

abi

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

Conjunction

abi

1. but also

See also

• noe

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive api)

1. help, aid, assistance