विधवा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɪd̪ʱ.ʋɑː/
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognate with Latin vidua, Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Russian вдова (vdova), Old English widewe (whence English widow).
Noun
विधवा • (vidhávā) f
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of विधवा (vidhávā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | विधवा vidhávā |
विधवे vidháve |
विधवाः vidhávāḥ |
| Vocative | विधवे vídhave |
विधवे vídhave |
विधवाः vídhavāḥ |
| Accusative | विधवाम् vidhávām |
विधवे vidháve |
विधवाः vidhávāḥ |
| Instrumental | विधवया / विधवा¹ vidhávayā / vidhávā¹ |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभिः vidhávābhiḥ |
| Dative | विधवायै vidhávāyai |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभ्यः vidhávābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | विधवायाः vidhávāyāḥ |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभ्यः vidhávābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | विधवायाः vidhávāyāḥ |
विधवयोः vidhávayoḥ |
विधवानाम् vidhávānām |
| Locative | विधवायाम् vidhávāyām |
विधवयोः vidhávayoḥ |
विधवासु vidhávāsu |
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Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “विधवा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0967.
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