विश्व

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विश्व (víśva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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 (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विश्व viśva	विश्व viśva
oblique	विश्व viśva	विश्वों viśvõ
vocative	विश्व viśva	विश्वो viśvo

Adjective

विश्व • (viśva) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وشوه‎)

1. universal, whole

   Synonym: वैश्विक (vaiśvik)

Derived terms

• विश्वकोश (viśvakoś)
• विश्वयुद्ध (viśvayuddh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart, “विश्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, 1993

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biswʌ/, [bisːo]

Noun

विश्व • (viśwa)

1. the universe
2. the world

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wiḱ-wo-s. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀‎ (vīspa), Old Persian 𐎻𐎿 (vi-s /visa/), Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all”).

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)
• វិឝ្វ (Khmer script)
• ವಿಶ್ವ (Kannada script)
• ວິຨ຺ວ (Lao script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
• ဝိၐွ (Burmese script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଵିଶ୍ଵ (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
• విశ్వ (Telugu script)
• วิศฺว (Thai script)
• ཝིཤྭ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋíɕ.ʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiɕ.ʋɐ/

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

• → Telugu: విశ్వము (viśvamu)

References

• Monier-Williams [1]

Further reading

• Piper longum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Piper longum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asparagus racemosus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies