Nābhi & Nābhī

feminine

1. the navel AN.iii.240; Ja.i.238; DN-a.i.254 (where it is said that the Vessā (Vaiśyas) have sprung from the navel of Brahmā).
2. the nave of a wheel Vv.64#4 (pl. nabhyo & nabbho SS = nābhiyo Vv-a.276) Ja.i.64; Ja.iv.277; Mil.115.

Vedic nābhi, nābhī; Av. nabā; Gr. ὀμφαλός (navel); Lat. umbo & umbilicus; Oir. imbliu (navel); Ags. nafu; Ohg. naba (nave), Ger. nabel = E nave & navel