ambi-
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambo (“both”). Doublet of amphi-.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmbi/, /ˈæmbɪ/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈæmbɪ/, /ˈæmbə/
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
Either or both.
ambidirectional, ambipolar, ambispective, ambifix
On both sides.
ambifix, ambilateral, ambilineal
Intermediate between two categories.
ambisense, ambivert, ambisyllabicity
Alternating between two categories.
ambilocal, ambivalent, ambiquitous
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Further reading ===
Ambi – A Useful Root to Know, Bill Long 11/21/07
=== Anagrams ===
bami, bima, iamb, imba
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑmbi-/, [ˈɑ̝mbi-]
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
(in loanwords) ambi-
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bi/
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
==== Derived terms ====
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔambi/
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambo (“both”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈambi]
Hyphenation: ambi
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-: both; on both sides
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“ambi-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
==== Derived terms ====
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Italic *amβi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi; possibly related to ambō.
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
(with verbal bases) around, about
(with nominal or adjectival bases) both, ambi-
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
ambō
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“ambi-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Derived from Latin ambi-.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /am.bi/
Rhymes: -ambi
Syllabification: am‧bi-
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-, amphi-, both
Synonyms: amfi-, obu-
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
ambi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“ambi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ambi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin ambi- (“both”), from ambo (“both”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
Phonetic spelling: am bi
=== Prefix ===
ambi-
ambi-