The corpus record — Sanskrit
1. abhi ind. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon. (As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the notion of moving or going towards, approaching, &c. (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) it expresses superiority, intensity, &c.; e.g. abhitāmra, …
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1. َبهِ
1. abhi ind. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon. (As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the notion of moving or going towards, approaching, &c. (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) it expresses superiority, intensity, &c.; e.g. abhitāmra, …
2. َبهِ
over. It may even express one after the other, severally, Pāṇ. i, 4, 91 , e.g. vṛkṣaṃvṛkṣamabhi, tree after tree
3. abhī
2. aBI (√ i), abhyeti ( Imper. 2. sg. aBI/ hi ; impf. 3. pl. āyan, 3. sg. Ā. āyata; ind.p. aBI/ tya ) to come near, approach, go up to or towards ( acc. ), RV. &c.; (with sakāśam or samīpam or pārśve) id. , Pañcat. ; to go along or after ( acc. ), RV. &c.; to enter, join, go over to, Mn. ; B
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