विश्व

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विश्व (víśva).

Pronunciation
  • 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
Singular Plural
Direct विश्व (viśva) विश्व (viśva)
Oblique विश्व (viśva) विश्वों (viśvõ)
Vocative विश्व (viśva) विश्वो (viśvo)

Adjective

विश्व • (viśva) (Urdu spelling وشوه‎)

  1. universal, whole
    Synonym: वैश्विक (vaiśvik)

Derived terms

References

Nepali

Noun

विश्व • (wiśwa), pronounced बिस्सो (bisso) or बिस्स्व (bisswa)

  1. the universe
  2. the world

Sanskrit

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all”).

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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
  • ৱিশ্ৱ (Assamese script)
  • বিশ্ব (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
  • વિશ્વ (Gujarati script)
  • ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
  • ವಿಶ್ವ (Kannada script)
  • ဝိၐွ (Burmese script)
  • ଵିଶ୍ଵ (Oriya script)
  • ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
  • విశ్వ (Telugu script)
  • ཝིཤྭ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

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) f

  1. the earth
  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)

Descendants

References
  • Monier-Williams

Further reading
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