abi

See also: Abi, ABI, abí, abı, àɓɨ̄, ábi, ābí, and ăbì

Translingual

Symbol

abi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abidji.

Aisi

Noun

abi

1. woman

Further reading

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

Baba Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi

1. alternative spelling of habis (“finish”)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Verb

abi

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

Usage notes

Often confused with ambi.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abi.

Anagrams

• iba

Chickasaw

Etymology

Possibly the second verb in a verb-pair with albi. Cognate with Alabama ibi and Choctaw abi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/

Verb

abi (active)

1. (transitive) to kill (I;II)
2. (transitive) to abort (I;II)

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• aa-abi
• aa-abichi'
• abiika
• abika
• ahámbi
• chipotabi
• chokaanishtabi'
• fowabbi
• foyabbi
• halambabi
• halbabi'
• hattak abi'
• hichabbi
• hollabi
• ibaa-abi
• ikbo
• ilibi
• imambi
• imilhlhabi
• isso̱sh abi'
• ittibi
• ittibikolofa
• kayyachit abi
• lokchabi
• Mí'tabi'
• noklhitoffit abi
• oka' okaa-abi
• pallichit abi
• pintabi'
• pintishtabi'
• shimoochit abi
• sipoknabi'
• To'kabi'
• to̱shabbi
• waakaa-abi'
• washkabi

 

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋbi (traditional)
• ạbi (Byington/Swanton)

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)

Related terms

• abichi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive abi)

1. help

Declension

Inflection of abi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	abi	abid
accusative	abi	abid
genitive	abi	abide
partitive	abi	abisid
illative	appi abisse	abidesse
inessive	abis	abides
elative	abist	abidest
allative	abile	abidele
adessive	abil	abidel
ablative	abilt	abidelt
translative	abiks	abideks
terminative	abini	abideni
essive	abina	abidena
abessive	abita	abideta
comitative	abiga	abidega

Derived terms

• abielu
• abil

 

Further reading

• abi in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
• abi in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
• abi in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
• abi in Sõnaveeb

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbi/, [ˈɑbi]
• Rhymes: -ɑbi
• Syllabification^(key): a‧bi

Noun

abi

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

Declension

Inflection of abi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		abi	abit
genitive		abin	abien
partitive		abia	abeja
illative		abiin	abeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		abi	abit
accusative	nom.	abi	abit
	gen.	abin
genitive		abin	abien
partitive		abia	abeja
inessive		abissa	abeissa
elative		abista	abeista
illative		abiin	abeihin
adessive		abilla	abeilla
ablative		abilta	abeilta
allative		abille	abeille
essive		abina	abeina
translative		abiksi	abeiksi
instructive		—	abein
abessive		abitta	abeitta
comitative		—	abeineen

Possessive forms of abi (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	abini	abimme
2nd person	abisi	abinne
3rd person	abinsa

Garo

Noun

abi

1. elder sister

Synonyms

• abigipa (formal)
• abitang (formal)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French habit(s).

Noun

abi

1. clothes

Synonyms

• rad
• lenj

Hiligaynon

Adverb

ábi

1. for instance

Verb

ábi

1. imagine
2. think
3. say aloud

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic أَبِي‎ (ʔabī, “father”), genitive construct state of أَب‎ (ʔab, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾab- (“father”). Doublet of aba, abu, and abbas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi/
• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Noun

abi

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

Related terms

• abbas

 

Further reading

• “abi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

abi

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

Kalasha

Pronoun

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Kangjia

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ab-, compare Mongolian авах (avax).

Verb

abi

1. to take

Latin

Verb

abī

1. second-person singular active imperative of abeō

Latvian

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abi]

(file)

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.

Declension

declension of abi

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)	feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
nominative (nominatīvs)	abi	abas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	abus	abas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	abu	abu
dative (datīvs)	abiem	abām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	abiem	abām
locative (lokatīvs)	abos	abās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—

Derived terms

• abinieks

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Yoruba àbí.

Conjunction

àbi

1. or

   Synonyms: or, weda

Usage notes

In "either...or" sentences, this word can optionally be placed in the "whether" position as well.

Particle

àbi

1. Interrogative particle placed at the beginning or end of a yes/no question.

   Synonym: weda

Ojibwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈbɪ/

Verb

abi (changed conjunct form ebid, reduplicated form ayabi)

1. be at home

   Abi go awe gaa-pi-andwewemind awasonaago.

   The person they asked about the other day was home.

2. sit in (a certain place)

Conjugation

Conjugation of abi

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindab	nindabisii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidab	gidabisii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	abi	abisii(n)
Obviative (3')	abiwan	abisiiwan
Indefinite (X)	abim	abisiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindabimin	nindabisiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidabimin	gidabisiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidabim	gidabisiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	abiwag	abisiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	abiyaan	abisiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	abiyan/yin	abisiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	abid	abisig
Obviative (3')	abinid	abisinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	abing	abising
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	abiyaang	abisiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	abiyang/ying	abisiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	abiyeg	abisiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	abiwaad	abisiwaad

Related terms

• ab-
• namadabi (“sit”)

See also

• ate
• ayaa (vai)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/abi-vai

Palu'e

api

Etymology

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

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Remontado Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal, yesterday”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening, evening meal”).

Noun

abî

1. night

Derived terms

• kadhating-abi

Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian ape.

Noun

abi ?

1. (Campidanese) bee

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English have or Portuguese haver.

Verb

abi

1. to have
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1]:

     Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba soso

     Your canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.

Talysh

Etymology

Compare Persian آبی‎ (âbi).

Noun

abi (Cyrillic аби)

1. light blue

References

• Pirejko, L. A. (1976), “аби”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

Turkish

Etymology

Contraction of ağabey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːbi/

Noun

abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)

1. (colloquial) elder brother

Usage notes

The term is a common respectful form of address for any non-elderly adult man.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	abi
Definite accusative	abiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abi	abiler
Definite accusative	abiyi	abileri
Dative	abiye	abilere
Locative	abide	abilerde
Ablative	abiden	abilerden
Genitive	abinin	abilerin

Venetian

Verb

abi

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

Volapük

Conjunction

abi

1. but also

See also

• noe

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive api)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension

Inflection of abi

	singular	plural
nominative	abi	abiq
accusative	abi	abiq
genitive	abi	apõ
partitive	api	apõ
illative	api	apõ apõhe
inessive	abin abihn	abõn apõn abõhn apõhn
elative	abist	abõst apõst
allative	abilõ	abõlõ apõlõ
adessive	abil	abõl apõl
ablative	abilt	abõlt apõlt
translative	abis	abõs apõs
terminative	abiniq	abõniq apõniq
abessive	abildaq	abõldaq apõldaq
comitative	abigaq	apõgaq

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• tàbí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bí/

Conjunction

àbí

1. or