different between abi vs abbie

Aisi

Noun

abi

1. woman

Further reading

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

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?bi

Verb

abi

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abi.

Usage notes

Often confused with ambi.

Anagrams

• iba

Chickasaw

Verb

abi

1. to kill
2. to abort

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ?bi (traditional)
• ?bi (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

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened form of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abi

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

Declension

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 ?????? (?ab?, “father”), genitive construct state of ???? (?ab, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *?ab- (“father”). Doublet of aba, abu, and abbas.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abi

1. father

   Synonyms: ayah, bapak

Related terms

Further reading

• “abi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

abi

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Kalasha

Pronoun

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Latin

Verb

ab?

1. second-person singular active imperative of abe?

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)-b?ow, 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 ??? (oba), Russian ???? (óba), Belarusian ???? (óba), ??????? (óbadva), Ukrainian ???? (óba), Bulgarian ???? (óba), Czech, Polish oba, Gothic ???????????? (bai), German beide, Sanskrit ??? (ubháu), Ancient Greek ???? (ámph?), Latin amb?, Tocharian A ?mpi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abi]

Adjective

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

1. both (one and the other of two)

2. (used pronominally) both (the two previously mentioned)

Declension

Derived terms

• abinieks

References

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

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

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 *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian ape.

Noun

abi

1. (Campidanese) bee

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English have or Portuguese haver.

Verb

abi

1. to have

Talysh

Etymology

Compare Persian ???? (âbi).

Noun

abi (Cyrillic ???)

1. light blue

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

Contraction of a?abey.

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

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

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• tàbí

Conjunction

àbí

1. or