अभय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhay).

Adjective

अभय • (abhay) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ابھی)

1. fearless
2. courageous
3. bold

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• abhaya (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• অভয (Bengali script)
• අභය (Sinhalese script)
• အဘယ or ဢꧤယ (Burmese script)
• อภย or อะภะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨽᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຠຍ or ອະຠະຍະ (Lao script)
• អភយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄞𑄠 (Chakma script)

Adjective

अभय

1. Devanagari script form of abhaya

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অভয় (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬪᬬ (Balinese script)
• অভয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰥𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀪𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• အဘယ (Burmese script)
• અભય (Gujarati script)
• ਅਭਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌭𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦨꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂦𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಭಯ (Kannada script)
• អភយ (Khmer script)
• ອຠຍ (Lao script)
• അഭയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢨᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘥𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠪᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧅𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐨𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଅଭଯ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢩꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆨𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖥𑖧 (Siddham script)
• අභය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩳𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚡𑚣 (Takri script)
• அப⁴ய (Tamil script)
• అభయ (Telugu script)
• อภย (Thai script)
• ཨ་བྷ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒦𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨡𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhaya)

Noun

अभय • (abhaya) stem, n

1. fearlessness
2. sanctuary

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अभय
Nom. sg.	अभयम् (abhayam)
Gen. sg.	अभयस्य (abhayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अभयम् (abhayam)	अभये (abhaye)	अभयानि (abhayāni)
Vocative	अभय (abhaya)	अभये (abhaye)	अभयानि (abhayāni)
Accusative	अभयम् (abhayam)	अभये (abhaye)	अभयानि (abhayāni)
Instrumental	अभयेन (abhayena)	अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām)	अभयैः (abhayaiḥ)
Dative	अभयाय (abhayāya)	अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām)	अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	अभयात् (abhayāt)	अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām)	अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	अभयस्य (abhayasya)	अभययोः (abhayayoḥ)	अभयानाम् (abhayānām)
Locative	अभये (abhaye)	अभययोः (abhayayoḥ)	अभयेषु (abhayeṣu)

Descendants

• Pali: abhaya
• → Dhivehi: އަބަޔަ (abaya) (learned)
• → Hindustani: abhay
  • Hindi: अभय
  • Urdu: ابھی
• → Lao: ອະໄພ (ʼa phai)
• → Malayalam: അഭയം (abhayaṁ)
• → Sinhalese: අබය (abaya) (learned)
• → Telugu: అభయము (abhayamu)
• → Thai: อภัย (à-pai)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 60