The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abbhokkira*a
Abbhokkira*a (nt.) [fr. abbhokirati] in na&!na' a. "turnings of dancers" DA i.84 in expln of sobha --
nagaraka' of D i.6.
Abbhocchinna
Abbhocchinna (besides abbocch˚, q.v. under abboki**a2) [a + vi + ava + chinna] not cut off, uninterrupted,
continuous J i.470 (v. l. abbo˚); vi.254, 373; Cp. i.63; Miln 72; Vism 362 (bb), 391 (bb).
Abbhoh!rika
Abbhoh!rika see abbo˚.
Aby˚
Aby˚ see avy˚.
Abhabba
Abhabba (adj.) [a + bhavya. The Sk. abhavya has a different meaning] impossible, not likely, unable D
iii.13 sq., 19, 26 sq., 133; It 106, 117; Sn 231 (see KhA 189); Dh 32; J i 116; Pug 13. -- &&h!na a (moral)
impossibility of which there are 9 enumd. among things that are not likely to be found in an Arahant's
character: see D iii.133 & 235 (where the five first only are given as a set).
Abhabbat!
Abhabbat! (f.) [abstr. fr. abhabba] an impossibility, unli- kelihood Sn 232, cp. KhA 191.
Abhaya
Abhaya (adj.) [a + bhaya] free from fear or danger, fearless, safe Dh 258. -- nt. abhaya' confidence, safety
Dh 317, cp. DhA iii.491. For further refs. see bhaya.
Abhi
Abhi -- [prefix, Vedic abhi, which represents both Idg *m!bhi, as in Gr. a)mfi/ around, Lat. ambi, amb round
about, Oir. imb, Gall. ambi, Ohg. umbi, Ags. ymb, cp. also Vedic (P!li) abhita1 on both sides; and Idg.
*obhi, as in Lat. ob towards, against (cp. obsess, obstruct), Goth. bi, Ohg. Ags. b" = E. be -- . I. Meaning. --
1. The primary meaning of abhi is that of taking possession and mastering, as contained in E. coming by
and over -- coming, thus literally having the function of (a) facing and aggressing = towards, against, on to,
at (see II. 1, a); and (b) mastering = over, along over, out over, on top of (see II. 1, b). 2. Out of this is
developed the fig. meaning of increasing, i. e., an intensifying of the action implied in the verb (see III. 1).
Next to sa' -- it is the most frequent modification preflx in the meaning of "very much, greatly" as the first
part of a double -- prefix cpd. (see III. 2), and therefore often seemingly superfluous, i. e., weakened in
meaning, where the second part already denotes intensity as in abhi -- vi -- ji (side by side with vi -- ji),
abhi -- ! -- kkh! (side by side with ! -- kkh!), abhi -- anu -- mud (side by side with anu -- mud). In these
latter cases abhi shows a purely deictic character corresponding to Ger. her -- bei -- kommen (for bei --
kommen), E. fill up (for fill); e. g., abbhatikkanta (= ati ˚ C.), abbhat"ta ("vorbei gegangen"), abbhantara
("with -- in", b -- innen or "in here"), abbhud!harati, abhip(reti ("fill up"), etc. (see also II. 1, c). II. Lit.
Meaning. -- 1. As single pref.: (a) against, to, on to, at -- , viz., abbhatthangata gone towards home,
abhigh!ta striking at, ˚jjh! think at, ˚mana thinking on, ˚mukha facing, turned towards, ˚y!ti at -- tack,