अभय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhay).

Adjective

अभय • (abhay) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ابھے)

  1. fearless
  2. courageous
  3. bold

Proper noun

अभय • (abhay) m

  1. a male given name, Abhay, from Sanskrit

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • abhaya (Latin script)
  • 𑀅𑀪𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • অভয (Bengali script)
  • අභය (Sinhalese script)
  • အဘယ or ဢꧤယ (Burmese script)
  • อภย or อะภะยะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨽᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຠຍ or ອະຠະຍະ (Lao script)
  • អភយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄞𑄠 (Chakma script)

Adjective

अभय

  1. Devanagari script form of abhaya

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • অভয় (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬪᬬ (Balinese script)
  • অভয় (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰥𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀪𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • အဘယ (Burmese script)
  • અભય (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਭਯ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌭𑌯 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦨꦪ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂦𑂨 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅಭಯ (Kannada script)
  • អភយ (Khmer script)
  • ອຠຍ (Lao script)
  • അഭയ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᢨᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘥𑘧 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠪᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧅𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐨𑐫 (Newa script)
  • ଅଭଯ (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢩꢫ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆨𑆪 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖥𑖧 (Siddham script)
  • අභය (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩳𑩻 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚡𑚣 (Takri script)
  • அப⁴ய (Tamil script)
  • అభయ (Telugu script)
  • อภย (Thai script)
  • ཨ་བྷ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒦𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨡𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ भय (bhaya)

Noun

अभय • (abhaya) stem, n

  1. fearlessness
  2. sanctuary

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of अभय
Nom. sg. अभयम् (abhayam)
Gen. sg. अभयस्य (abhayasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अभयम् (abhayam) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)
Vocative अभय (abhaya) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)
Accusative अभयम् (abhayam) अभये (abhaye) अभयानि (abhayāni)
Instrumental अभयेन (abhayena) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयैः (abhayaiḥ)
Dative अभयाय (abhayāya) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
Ablative अभयात् (abhayāt) अभयाभ्याम् (abhayābhyām) अभयेभ्यः (abhayebhyaḥ)
Genitive अभयस्य (abhayasya) अभययोः (abhayayoḥ) अभयानाम् (abhayānām)
Locative अभये (abhaye) अभययोः (abhayayoḥ) अभयेषु (abhayeṣu)

Descendants
  • Pali: abhaya
  • → Dhivehi: އަބަޔަ (abaya) (learned)
  • → Hindustani: abhay
  • → Lao: ອະໄພ (ʼa phai)
  • → Malayalam: അഭയം (abhayaṁ)
  • → Sinhalese: අබය (abaya) (learned)
  • → Telugu: అభయము (abhayamu)
  • → Thai: อภัย (à-pai)

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 60
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