विश्व

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्व (viśva).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪʃ.ʋə/

Noun

विश्व • (viśva) m (Urdu spelling وشوه‎)

  1. universe
  2. the world
    Synonyms: दुनिया (duniyā), जग (jag)

Declension
Declension of विश्व (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct विश्व
viśva		 विश्व
viśva
oblique विश्व
viśva		 विश्वों
viśvõ
vocative विश्व
viśva		 विश्वो
viśvo

Adjective

विश्व • (viśva) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وشوه‎)

  1. universal, whole
    Synonym: वैश्विक (vaiśvik)

Derived terms

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्व (viśva).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋə/

Noun

विश्व • (viśva) n

  1. universe
  2. the world

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्व (viśva).

Pronunciation

Noun

विश्व • (viśwa)

  1. the universe
  2. the world

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
  • ৱিশ্ব (Assamese script)
  • বিশ্ব (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
  • વિશ્વ (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਿਸ਼ੑਵ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
  • វិឝ្វ (Khmer script)
  • ವಿಶ್ವ (Kannada script)
  • ວິຨ຺ວ (Lao script)
  • വിശ്വ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᢈᠱᢦ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
  • ဝိၐွ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
  • ଵିଶ୍ଵ (Oriya script)
  • ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
  • විශ්ව (Sinhalese script)
  • విశ్వ (Telugu script)
  • วิศฺว (Thai script)
  • ཝི་ཤྭ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wiḱ-wo-s. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀‎ (vīspa), Old Persian 𐎻𐎿 (vi-s /visa/), Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

विश्व • (víśva)

  1. all, every, every one; whole, entire, universal
  2. all-pervading or all-containing, omnipresent

Usage notes

Declined as a pronoun, like सर्व (sárva); obsolete in late Vedic and Classical Sanskrit.

Noun

विश्व • (víśva) m

  1. name of the number "thirteen"
  2. (philosophy) the intellectual faculty or (accord. to some) the faculty which perceives individuality or the individual underlying the gross body (Vedanta)
  3. name of a class of gods, Vishve, with or scil. devas, "all the gods collectively" or "the All-gods"

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of विश्व (víśva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विश्वः
víśvaḥ		 विश्वौ
víśvau		 विश्वाः / विश्वासः¹
víśvāḥ / víśvāsaḥ¹
Vocative विश्व
víśva		 विश्वौ
víśvau		 विश्वाः / विश्वासः¹
víśvāḥ / víśvāsaḥ¹
Accusative विश्वम्
víśvam		 विश्वौ
víśvau		 विश्वान्
víśvān
Instrumental विश्वेन
víśvena		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वैः / विश्वेभिः¹
víśvaiḥ / víśvebhiḥ¹
Dative विश्वाय
víśvāya		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वेभ्यः
víśvebhyaḥ
Ablative विश्वात्
víśvāt		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वेभ्यः
víśvebhyaḥ
Genitive विश्वस्य
víśvasya		 विश्वयोः
víśvayoḥ		 विश्वानाम्
víśvānām
Locative विश्वे
víśve		 विश्वयोः
víśvayoḥ		 विश्वेषु
víśveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

विश्व • (víśva) n

  1. the earth
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भू
  2. the whole world, universe (Atharvaveda etc.)
  3. dry ginger
  4. myrrh
  5. Piper longum, Indian long pepper
  6. Asparagus racemosus
  7. name of one of the tongues of Agni, MârkP
  8. a particular weight
  9. name of a daughter of Daksha
  10. name of a river (Bhagavata Purana)

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of विश्व (víśva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विश्वम्
víśvam		 विश्वे
víśve		 विश्वानि / विश्वा¹
víśvāni / víśvā¹
Vocative विश्व
víśva		 विश्वे
víśve		 विश्वानि / विश्वा¹
víśvāni / víśvā¹
Accusative विश्वम्
víśvam		 विश्वे
víśve		 विश्वानि / विश्वा¹
víśvāni / víśvā¹
Instrumental विश्वेन
víśvena		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वैः / विश्वेभिः¹
víśvaiḥ / víśvebhiḥ¹
Dative विश्वाय
víśvāya		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वेभ्यः
víśvebhyaḥ
Ablative विश्वात्
víśvāt		 विश्वाभ्याम्
víśvābhyām		 विश्वेभ्यः
víśvebhyaḥ
Genitive विश्वस्य
víśvasya		 विश्वयोः
víśvayoḥ		 विश्वानाम्
víśvānām
Locative विश्वे
víśve		 विश्वयोः
víśvayoḥ		 विश्वेषु
víśveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • → Bengali: বিশ্ব (biśvo)
  • → Telugu: విశ్వము (viśvamu)

References
  • Monier-Williams

Further reading
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