ابھی

Urdu

Etymology

Univerbation of اَب (ab) +‎ ہی (hī)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə.bʱiː/

Adverb

اَبھی • (abhī) (Hindi spelling अभी)

1. immediately, right away, shortly, at once, this instant, right now

   وہ اَبھی آ جائے گا۔

   vo abhī ā jāe gā.

   He will come right away/immediately/shortly.

   اَبھی آو یَہاں۔

   abhī āo yahā̃.

   Come here right now/at once/this instant.

2. currently, at present, at the moment, right now, just now

   اُن کے پاس اَبھی نَہِیں ہَے۔

   un ke pās abhī nahī̃ hai.

   They do not have it right now/just now/currently/at present/at the moment.

3. lately, recently, just, just now

   وہ اَبھی گَئی۔

   vo abhī gaī.

   She just left / She left just now.

   مَیں وَہاں اَبھی گَیا تھا۔

   ma͠i vahā̃ abhī gayā thā.

   I went there lately/recently / I just went there.

References

• “ابھی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• “ابھی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.