विश्

See also: वंश

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíĉš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱs (“village, household”). Cognate with Latin vīcus, Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, “village, place”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯‎ (vīs).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋíɕ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ/

Noun

विश् • (víś) f

settlement, house
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
community, people, tribe
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa
wealth
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa

Declension

Declension of विश्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विट् (víṭ)	विशौ (víśau)	विशः (víśaḥ)
Vocative	विट् (víṭ)	विशौ (víśau)	विशः (víśaḥ)
Accusative	विशम् (víśam)	विशौ (víśau)	विशः (víśaḥ)
Instrumental	विशा (víśā)	विड्भ्याम् (víḍbhyām)	विड्भिः (víḍbhiḥ)
Dative	विशे (víśe)	विड्भ्याम् (víḍbhyām)	विड्भ्यः (víḍbhyaḥ)
Ablative	विशः (víśaḥ)	विड्भ्याम् (víḍbhyām)	विड्भ्यः (víḍbhyaḥ)
Genitive	विशः (víśaḥ)	विशोः (víśoḥ)	विशाम् (víśām)
Locative	विशि (víśi)	विशोः (víśoḥ)	विक्षु (vikṣú)

Derived terms

विश्पति (viśpáti, “chief of a settlement or tribe”)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “विश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0989.

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