उभय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, see also Proto-Germanic *bai (both), Proto-Slavic *oba.[1]

Pronunciation

Determiner

उभय • (ubhay)

  1. both, two; both of
    Synonym: दोनों (donõ)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “ba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hubʰáyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, see also Proto-Germanic *bai (both), Proto-Slavic *oba.

Pronunciation

Adjective

उ॒भय॑ • (ubháya) stem

  1. in both ways, of two sides

Usage notes

Not used in the dual (where उभ (ubhá) is used).

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of उ॒भय॑
singular plural
nominative उ॒भयः॑ (ubháyaḥ) उ॒भये॑ (ubháye)
accusative उ॒भय॑म् (ubháyam) उ॒भया॑न् (ubháyān)
instrumental उ॒भये॑न (ubháyena) उ॒भयैः॑ (ubháyaiḥ)
उ॒भये॑भिः¹ (ubháyebhiḥ¹)
dative उ॒भय॑स्मै (ubháyasmai) उ॒भये॑भ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
ablative उ॒भय॑स्मात् (ubháyasmāt) उ॒भये॑भ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
genitive उ॒भय॑स्य (ubháyasya) उ॒भये॑षाम् (ubháyeṣām)
locative उ॒भय॑स्मिन् (ubháyasmin) उ॒भये॑षु (ubháyeṣu)
vocative उभ॑य (úbhaya) उभ॑ये (úbhaye)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine pronominal ī-stem declension of उ॒भयी॑
singular plural
nominative उ॒भयी॑ (ubháyī) उ॒भय्यः॑ (ubháyyaḥ)
उ॒भयीः॑¹ (ubháyīḥ¹)
accusative उ॒भयी॑म् (ubháyīm) उ॒भयीः॑ (ubháyīḥ)
instrumental उ॒भय्या॑ (ubháyyā) उ॒भयी॑भिः (ubháyībhiḥ)
dative उ॒भय्यै॑ (ubháyyai) उ॒भयी॑भ्यः (ubháyībhyaḥ)
ablative उ॒भय्याः॑ (ubháyyāḥ)
उ॒भय्यै॑² (ubháyyai²)
उ॒भयी॑भ्यः (ubháyībhyaḥ)
genitive उ॒भय्याः॑ (ubháyyāḥ)
उ॒भय्यै॑² (ubháyyai²)
उ॒भयी॑नाम् (ubháyīnām)
locative उ॒भय्या॑म् (ubháyyām) उ॒भयी॑षु (ubháyīṣu)
vocative उभ॑यि (úbhayi) उभ॑य्यः (úbhayyaḥ)
उभ॑यीः¹ (úbhayīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of उ॒भय॑
singular plural
nominative उ॒भय॑म् (ubháyam) उ॒भया॑नि (ubháyāni)
उ॒भया॑¹ (ubháyā¹)
accusative उ॒भय॑म् (ubháyam) उ॒भया॑नि (ubháyāni)
उ॒भया॑¹ (ubháyā¹)
instrumental उ॒भये॑न (ubháyena) उ॒भयैः॑ (ubháyaiḥ)
उ॒भये॑भिः¹ (ubháyebhiḥ¹)
dative उ॒भय॑स्मै (ubháyasmai) उ॒भये॑भ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
ablative उ॒भय॑स्मात् (ubháyasmāt) उ॒भये॑भ्यः (ubháyebhyaḥ)
genitive उ॒भय॑स्य (ubháyasya) उ॒भये॑षाम् (ubháyeṣām)
locative उ॒भय॑स्मिन् (ubháyasmin) उ॒भये॑षु (ubháyeṣu)
vocative उभ॑य (úbhaya) उभ॑यानि (úbhayāni)
उभ॑या¹ (úbhayā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • उभयतस् (ubhayátas, from both sides)
  • उभयत्र (ubhayátra, on both sides, in both cases)
  • उभया (ubhayā́, in both ways, double)

Descendants

  • Hindi: उभय (ubhay)
  • Tocharian B: ubhayavipariti

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), “उभय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 216, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “ubhá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 224
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “ubhá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 520-521
  • Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎[3] (in German), Vol. III: Nominalflexion – Zahlwort – Pronomen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1930, 176. b), pages 343-345