भी
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi), from Sanskrit अपि (api).
Particle
भी • (bhī) (Urdu spelling بھی)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰíh₂s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Cognate with Old English bifian (whence English bive), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈 (bayente, “they are afraid”), Persian بیم (bim, “fear”).
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of भी (bhī́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | भीः bhī́ḥ |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Vocative | भीः bhī́ḥ |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Accusative | भियम् bhíyam |
भियौ bhíyau |
भियः bhíyaḥ |
| Instrumental | भिया bhiyā́ |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभिः bhībhíḥ |
| Dative | भिये / भियै¹ bhiyé / bhiyaí¹ |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभ्यः bhībhyáḥ |
| Ablative | भियः / भियाः¹ bhiyáḥ / bhiyā́ḥ¹ |
भीभ्याम् bhībhyā́m |
भीभ्यः bhībhyáḥ |
| Genitive | भियः / भियाः¹ bhiyáḥ / bhiyā́ḥ¹ |
भियोः bhiyóḥ |
भियाम् / भीनाम्¹ bhiyā́m / bhīnā́m¹ |
| Locative | भियि / भियाम्¹ bhiyí / bhiyā́m¹ |
भियोः bhiyóḥ |
भीषु bhīṣú |
| Notes |
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Root
भी • (√bhī)
- (parasmaipada) to fear, dread, be afraid of
- मृत्योर्बिभेषि किं बाल न स भीतं विमुञ्चति; रावणाद्बिभ्यतीं भृशम् Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
- mṛtyorbibheṣi kiṃ bāla na sa bhītaṃ vimuñcati; rāvaṇādbibhyatīṃ bhṛśam Bk.8.7; Śi.3.45.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (ātmanepada) to be anxious or solicitous about
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0758.
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