विवाह

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha), from the root verb विवह् (vivah, “to marry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɪ.ʋɑːʱ/

Noun

विवाह • (vivāh) m (Urdu spelling وواہ‎)

  1. marriage, wedding
    इस विवाह ने दोनों परिवारों को जोड़ दिया है।
    is vivāh ne donõ parivārõ ko joṛ diyā hai.
    This marriage has united the two families.
    आँधी की वजह से, मेरा विवाह स्थगित हो गया।
    ā̃dhī kī vajah se, merā vivāh sthagit ho gayā.
    Because of the storm, my wedding was postponed.
    Synonyms: शादी (śādī), ब्याह (byāh), लग्न (lagna)

Declension
Declension of विवाह
Singular Plural
Direct विवाह (vivāh) विवाह (vivāh)
Oblique विवाह (vivāh) विवाहों (vivāhõ)
Vocative विवाह (vivāh) विवाहो (vivāho)

Derived terms
  • अनुलोम-विवाह (anulom-vivāh)
  • प्रतिलोम-विवाह (pratilom-vivāh)
  • प्रीति-विवाह (prīti-vivāh)
  • बहुविवाह (bahuvivāh)
  • बाल-विवाह (bāl-vivāh)
  • विधवा-विवाह (vidhvā-vivāh)
  • विवाह करना (vivāh karnā)

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

Sanskrit

Noun

विवाह • (vi-vāhá) m

  1. leading away (of the bride from her father's house), taking a wife, marriage with (+instrumental with or without सह (saha))
  2. a particular kind of wind
  3. vehicle (and "marriage")

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of विवाह
Nom. sg. विवाहः (vivāhaḥ)
Gen. sg. विवाहस्य (vivāhasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विवाहः (vivāhaḥ) विवाहौ (vivāhau) विवाहाः (vivāhāḥ)
Vocative विवाह (vivāha) विवाहौ (vivāhau) विवाहाः (vivāhāḥ)
Accusative विवाहम् (vivāham) विवाहौ (vivāhau) विवाहान् (vivāhān)
Instrumental विवाहेन (vivāhena) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहैः (vivāhaiḥ)
Dative विवाहाय (vivāhāya) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहेभ्यः (vivāhebhyaḥ)
Ablative विवाहात् (vivāhāt) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहेभ्यः (vivāhebhyaḥ)
Genitive विवाहस्य (vivāhasya) विवाहयोः (vivāhayoḥ) विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām)
Locative विवाहे (vivāhe) विवाहयोः (vivāhayoḥ) विवाहेषु (vivāheṣu)
→
  • आसुर (āsura) (āsura)
  • गान्धर्व (gāndharva) (gāndharva)
  • राक्षस (rākṣasa) (rākṣasa)
  • पैशाच (paiśāca) (paiśāca)

Noun

विवाह • (vi-vāhá) n

  1. a particularly high number

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of विवाह
Nom. sg. विवाहम् (vivāham)
Gen. sg. विवाहस्य (vivāhasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विवाहम् (vivāham) विवाहे (vivāhe) विवाहानि (vivāhāni)
Vocative विवाह (vivāha) विवाहे (vivāhe) विवाहानि (vivāhāni)
Accusative विवाहम् (vivāham) विवाहे (vivāhe) विवाहानि (vivāhāni)
Instrumental विवाहेन (vivāhena) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहैः (vivāhaiḥ)
Dative विवाहाय (vivāhāya) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहेभ्यः (vivāhebhyaḥ)
Ablative विवाहात् (vivāhāt) विवाहाभ्याम् (vivāhābhyām) विवाहेभ्यः (vivāhebhyaḥ)
Genitive विवाहस्य (vivāhasya) विवाहयोः (vivāhayoḥ) विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām)
Locative विवाहे (vivāhe) विवाहयोः (vivāhayoḥ) विवाहेषु (vivāheṣu)

Descendants

References
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