mbi

See also: mbì and MBI

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(V)(m)pi, perhaps from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-h₁pi (“up, on, upon, (on-to, un-to)”), from *h₂én (“on”) + *h₁(é)pi, *h₁ópi (“by, near, at”); otherwise just the latter component and phonetically influenced by mbë. Compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, to, towards”), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌‎ (aipi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), Old Armenian եւ (ew), Latin ob, and Old English bī (English by).

Preposition

mbi (+accusative)

  1. on, onto, upon
    Synonyms: në, përmbi
    hipi mbi çati
    climbed on the roof
    doli mbi ujë
    (came out) appeared on the water's surface
  2. over, above
    Synonym: sipër
    dy gradë mbi zero
    two degrees above zero
    mbi çati
    above the roof
    mbi ujë
    above the water('s surface)

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • preposition "mbi" (engl.: above, on, onto, over, etc.) • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)

Babatana

Noun

mbi

  1. water

Further reading

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