# abi
## Translingual
### Symbol

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

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Abidji terms

## Aisi
### Noun

abi
* woman

### Further reading

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

## Baba Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abi/

### Verb

abi
* alternative spelling of habis (“finish”)

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧bi

### Verb

abi
* to misconstrue; to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand

#### Usage notes

Often confused with ambi.

### Anagrams

* iba

## Chickasaw
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abi/

### Verb

abi (active)
* (transitive) to kill (I;II)
* (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
* killer, murderer
* killing, slaughter

### Verb

abi
* to kill, to murder
* 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)
* help

#### Derived terms

* abielu
* abil

### Further reading

* “abi”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
* “abi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “abi”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* abi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of abiturientti.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑbi/, [ˈɑ̝bi]
* Rhymes: -ɑbi
* Hyphenation: abi

### Noun

abi (colloquial)
* A candidate for the matriculation examination.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of abi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abini
abini
accusative
nom.
abini
abini
gen.
abini
genitive
abini
abieni
partitive
abiani
abejani
inessive
abissani
abeissani
elative
abistani
abeistani
illative
abiini
abeihini
adessive
abillani
abeillani
ablative
abiltani
abeiltani
allative
abilleni
abeilleni
essive
abinani
abeinani
translative
abikseni
abeikseni
abessive
abittani
abeittani
instructive
comitative
—abeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abisi
abisi
accusative
nom.
abisi
abisi
gen.
abisi
genitive
abisi
abiesi
partitive
abiasi
abejasi
inessive
abissasi
abeissasi
elative
abistasi
abeistasi
illative
abiisi
abeihisi
adessive
abillasi
abeillasi
ablative
abiltasi
abeiltasi
allative
abillesi
abeillesi
essive
abinasi
abeinasi
translative
abiksesi
abeiksesi
abessive
abittasi
abeittasi
instructive
comitative
—abeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abimme
abimme
accusative
nom.
abimme
abimme
gen.
abimme
genitive
abimme
abiemme
partitive
abiamme
abejamme
inessive
abissamme
abeissamme
elative
abistamme
abeistamme
illative
abiimme
abeihimme
adessive
abillamme
abeillamme
ablative
abiltamme
abeiltamme
allative
abillemme
abeillemme
essive
abinamme
abeinamme
translative
abiksemme
abeiksemme
abessive
abittamme
abeittamme
instructive
comitative
—abeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abinne
abinne
accusative
nom.
abinne
abinne
gen.
abinne
genitive
abinne
abienne
partitive
abianne
abejanne
inessive
abissanne
abeissanne
elative
abistanne
abeistanne
illative
abiinne
abeihinne
adessive
abillanne
abeillanne
ablative
abiltanne
abeiltanne
allative
abillenne
abeillenne
essive
abinanne
abeinanne
translative
abiksenne
abeiksenne
abessive
abittanne
abeittanne
instructive
comitative
—abeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abinsa
abinsa
accusative
nom.
abinsa
abinsa
gen.
abinsa
genitive
abinsa
abiensa
partitive
abiaan abiansa
abejaan abejansa
inessive
abissaan abissansa
abeissaan abeissansa
elative
abistaan abistansa
abeistaan abeistansa
illative
abiinsa
abeihinsa
adessive
abillaan abillansa
abeillaan abeillansa
ablative
abiltaan abiltansa
abeiltaan abeiltansa
allative
abilleen abillensa
abeilleen abeillensa
essive
abinaan abinansa
abeinaan abeinansa
translative
abikseen abiksensa
abeikseen abeiksensa
abessive
abittaan abittansa
abeittaan abeittansa
instructive
comitative
—abeineen abeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* abiristeily
* abivuosi

### Further reading

* “abi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Garo
### Noun

abi
* elder sister

#### Synonyms

* abigipa (formal)
* abitang (formal)

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French habit(s).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.bi/

### Noun

abi
* clothes

#### Synonyms

* rad
* lenj

## Hanunoo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔabi/ [ˈʔa.bi]
* Rhymes: -abi
* Syllabification: a‧bi

### Conjunction

abi (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜲ)
* in case, if it should happen, perchance
    no abi ― if perchance

### Further reading

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 18

## Hiligaynon
### Adverb

ábi
* for instance

### Verb

ábi
* imagine
* think
* say aloud

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.bi/

### Noun

abi
* wound or cut
* trace
* scars
* cracks (as in jars, plates etc.)

#### Synonyms

* bekau
* lempus

## 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: /abi/
* Hyphenation: a‧bi

### Noun

abi
* father
    Synonyms: ayah, bapak

#### Related terms

* abbas

### Further reading

* “abi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

abi
* Rōmaji transcription of あび
* Rōmaji transcription of アビ

## Kalasha
### Pronoun

abi
* Alternative spelling of ábi

### Determiner

abi
* Alternative spelling of ábi

## Kangjia
### Etymology

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

### Verb

abi
* to take

## Latin
### Verb

abī
* 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: [abi]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

abi (no def., no comp., no sup., no adv.)
* 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
* (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.

#### Derived terms

* abinieks

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “abi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Nigerian Pidgin
### Etymology

From Yoruba àbí.

### Conjunction

àbi
* or
    Synonyms: or, weda

#### Usage notes

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

### Particle

àbi
* Interrogative particle placed at the beginning or end of a yes/no question.
    Synonym: weda

## Ojibwe
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ʌˈbɪ/

### Verb

abi (changed conjunct form ebid, reduplicated form ayabi)
* be at home
    Abi go awe gaa-pi-andwewemind awasonaago.The person they asked about the other day was home.
* sit in (a certain place)

#### 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
### Etymology

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

### Noun

abi
* 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
* night

#### Derived terms

* kadhating-abi

## Romanian
### Adverb

abi
* (western Oltenia) Alternative form of abia (“barely”)

### References

* Vasile Burlă (1880) Studie filologice [Philological studies]‎, Iași, page 87

## Sardinian
### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin apis, apem. Compare Logudorese abe, Nuorese ape.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaβi/

### Noun

abi f (plural abis)
* (Campidanese) bee

#### Derived terms

* abi maista

#### Related terms

* abiolu

### References

* Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Sassarese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈab(b)i/

### Etymology 1

From Classical Latin apis (“bee”), of uncertain further origin.

#### Alternative forms

* aba
* abba (Castelsardo, Sedini)

#### Noun

abi f (invariable)
* bee
** 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Tuttu m’ammentu... [I remember everything...]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 123:E nò l’aggiu iparadi chissi ingordhi isthruidori d’abi pa cuntintà a tè.And I didn't shoot those greedy destroyers of bees, just to make you happy.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

abi f pl
* plural of aba

### References

* Ugo Solinas (2016) “àbi”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 20

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From English have or Portuguese haver.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabi/, [ˈa̠bi], [ˈɑ̟bi]

### Verb

abi
* to have
** 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎, archived from the original on 8 February 2023:Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba sosoYour canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.

## Talysh
### Etymology

Compare Persian آبی (âbi).

### Noun

abi (Cyrillic аби)
* 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: /aːbi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

abi (definite accusative abiyi, plural abiler)
* Colloquial form of ağabey: elder brother

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
abi
abiler
definite accusative
abiyi
abileri
dative
abiye
abilere
locative
abide
abilerde
ablative
abiden
abilerden
genitive
abinin
abilerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
abim
abilerim
2nd singular
abin
abilerin
3rd singular
abisi
abileri
1st plural
abimiz
abilerimiz
2nd plural
abiniz
abileriniz
3rd plural
abileri
abileri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
abimi
abilerimi
2nd singular
abini
abilerini
3rd singular
abisini
abilerini
1st plural
abimizi
abilerimizi
2nd plural
abinizi
abilerinizi
3rd plural
abilerini
abilerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
abime
abilerime
2nd singular
abine
abilerine
3rd singular
abisine
abilerine
1st plural
abimize
abilerimize
2nd plural
abinize
abilerinize
3rd plural
abilerine
abilerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
abimde
abilerimde
2nd singular
abinde
abilerinde
3rd singular
abisinde
abilerinde
1st plural
abimizde
abilerimizde
2nd plural
abinizde
abilerinizde
3rd plural
abilerinde
abilerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
abimden
abilerimden
2nd singular
abinden
abilerinden
3rd singular
abisinden
abilerinden
1st plural
abimizden
abilerimizden
2nd plural
abinizden
abilerinizden
3rd plural
abilerinden
abilerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
abimin
abilerimin
2nd singular
abinin
abilerinin
3rd singular
abisinin
abilerinin
1st plural
abimizin
abilerimizin
2nd plural
abinizin
abilerinizin
3rd plural
abilerinin
abilerinin :

## Venetan
### Verb

abi
* second-person singular present subjunctive of aver
* second-person singular imperative of aver

## Volapük
### Conjunction

abi
* but also

### See also

* noe

## Võro
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

### Noun

abi (genitive abi, partitive api)
* help, aid, assistance

#### Declension
## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* tàbí

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.bí/

### Conjunction

àbí
* or