विद्या

See also: वैद्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā), from the root verb विद् (vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʋɪd̪jaː]

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f (Urdu spelling وديا‎)

  1. learning
    विद्या का ज़ोर को उपेक्षा मत करना।
    vidyā kā zor ko upekṣā mat karnā.
    Do not underestimate the power of learning.
    कुपात्र को विद्या न दें।
    kupātra ko vidyā na den.
    Do not give knowledge to an undeserving person.
  2. discipline, branch of learning
    विश्‍वविद्यालय में विद्याओं का प्रसार बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
    viś‍vavidyālay mẽ vidyāon kā prasār bahut mahattvapūrṇ hai.
    The expansion of disciplines in the University is very important.

Derived terms
  • विद्याकर्म (vidyākarma, “the study of science”)
  • विद्यादेवी (vidyādevī, “Saraswati, the goddess of learning”)
  • विद्यापीठ (vidyāpīṭh, “a center of learning”)
  • विद्याव्यवसाय (vidyāvyavsāy, “pursuit of knowledge”)
  • विद्याहीन (vidyāhīn, “illiterate, stupid”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “विद्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “विद्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
  • ৱিদ্যা (Assamese script)
  • বিদ্যা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • વિદ્યા (Gujarati script)
  • ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
  • ವಿದ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
  • ဝိဒျာ (Burmese script)
  • ଵିଦ୍ଯା (Oriya script)
  • ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • విద్యా (Telugu script)
  • ཝིདྱཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f

  1. knowledge, wisdom

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of विद्या
Nom. sg. विद्या (vidyā)
Gen. sg. विद्यायाः (vidyāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विद्या (vidyā) विद्ये (vidye) विद्याः (vidyāḥ)
Vocative विद्ये (vidye) विद्ये (vidye) विद्याः (vidyāḥ)
Accusative विद्याम् (vidyām) विद्ये (vidye) विद्याः (vidyāḥ)
Instrumental विद्यया (vidyayā) विद्याभ्याम् (vidyābhyām) विद्याभिः (vidyābhiḥ)
Dative विद्यायै (vidyāyai) विद्याभ्याम् (vidyābhyām) विद्याभ्यः (vidyābhyaḥ)
Ablative विद्यायाः (vidyāyāḥ) विद्याभ्याम् (vidyābhyām) विद्याभ्यः (vidyābhyaḥ)
Genitive विद्यायाः (vidyāyāḥ) विद्ययोः (vidyayoḥ) विद्यानाम् (vidyānām)
Locative विद्यायाम् (vidyāyām) विद्ययोः (vidyayoḥ) विद्यासु (vidyāsu)

Derived terms

Descendants
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