Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
and Hindi. Today, it remains a productive element in forming names.
Origin
The first reference to the word "Abhi" is found in the ancient Hindu sacred text Rigveda book 1, hymn 164. The word frequently appears in the Vedas,
Upnishad
The Upanishads (; sa, उपनिषद् ) are late Vedic Sanskrit texts that supplied the basis of later Hindu philosophy.Wendy Doniger (1990), ''Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism'', 1st Edition, University of Chicago Press, , ...
and
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' (c ...
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Meaning
"Abhi" is an adverb or preposition or
prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the Word stem, stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. For example, when the prefix ''un-'' is added to the word ''happy'', it creates the word ''unhappy'' ...
(see Upasarga) with various meanings depending on its context. According to Macdonnell's Sanskrit dictionary:Se Macdonnell's dictionary /ref>
* As an adverb, it means "unto, near"
* As a preposition plus accusative, it means "towards; to, against; over; for, for the sake of; with regard to"
* As a preposition plus ablative, it means "without"
* As a prefix (abhi-), it means "unto, near"
It is believed that the word "Abhi" on its own in Sanskrit (for example, in ancient poetry) means the first ray of sunlight.
Usage
"Abhi" is also a common Indian name for boys and men. Although a name less common in girls, it is often used as a nickname, short for "Abhilasha." Confusion results from the fact that the name also has a current meaning in Hindi ("now").
The word 'Abhi' is used as a prefix in many Indian male and female names and words. Example of names: Abhinay, Abhigyan, Abhiram, Abhirami, Abhiras, Abhinesh, Abhijith, Abhilash, Abhimanyu,
Abhishek
Abhisheka () means "bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered." It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a God or Goddess. Abhisheka is common to Indian religions su ...
, Abhinav, Abhichandra, Abhinehsan
Example of words: Abhidhamma, Abhikarta, Abhimana, Abhineta, Abhisheka, Abhivandana, Abhiyan, Abhiyanta, Abhinash
Famous historical figures
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Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu history ''Mahabharata''. He was born to the third Pandava prince Arjuna and the Yadu princess Subhadra, who was Krishna's younger sister. The ''Sambhava Parva'' of the Adi Parva sta ...
Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Apjit Bindra is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman.Abhijeet Bhattacharya (Singer)
Famous movies
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Abhi (film)
''Abhi'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Ramya, making her debut,. Veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar sang a soundtrack for the film composed by Gurukiran. T ...
Abhinetri Abhinetri may refer to:
* ''Abhinetri'' (1970 film), a Hindi film
* ''Abhinetri'' (2015 film), a Kannada film
* ''Abhinetri'' (2016 film), a Telugu version of ''Devi''
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