विश्वास
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪʃ.ʋɑːs/, [ʋɪʃ.ʋäːs]
Noun
विश्वास • (viśvās) m (Urdu spelling وِشْواس)
- belief, faith
- Synonym: यक़ीन (yaqīn)
- उसका विश्वास उठ गया। ― uskā viśvās uṭh gayā. ― His belief was shaken.
- उसने मेरा विश्वास खो दिया। ― usne merā viśvās kho diyā. ― He lost my faith in him.
- trust
- Synonym: भरोसा (bharosā)
- मुझे उसकी बातों पर विश्वास नहीं है।
- mujhe uskī bātõ par viśvās nahī̃ hai.
- I do not trust in what he says.
- confidence
- मुझे विश्वास है कि वह झट से वापस आ जाएँगे।
- mujhe viśvās hai ki vah jhaṭ se vāpas ā jāeṅge.
- I am confident that he will return soon.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विश्वास viśvās |
विश्वास viśvās |
| oblique | विश्वास viśvās |
विश्वासों viśvāsõ |
| vocative | विश्वास viśvās |
विश्वासो viśvāso |
See also
- आत्मविश्वास (ātmaviśvās)
- विश्वास करना (viśvās karnā)
- विश्वास-भंग (viśvās-bhaṅg)
- विश्वास-पात्र (viśvās-pātra)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “विश्वास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विश्वास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋas/
Noun
विश्वास • (viśvās) m
- trust, belief, faith, confidence
- Antonym: अविश्वास (aviśvās)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विश्वास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विश्वास”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Old Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).
Noun
विश्वास (viśvāsa) m
Descendants
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱিশ্বাস (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- বিশ্বাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- ဝိၐွာသ (Burmese script)
- વિશ્વાસ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada script)
- វិឝ្វាស (Khmer script)
- ວິຨ຺ວາສ (Lao script)
- വിശ്വാസ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠱᢦᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଵିଶ୍ଵାସ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- විශ්වාස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
- விஶ்வாஸ (Tamil script)
- విశ్వాస (Telugu script)
- วิศฺวาส (Thai script)
- ཝི་ཤྭཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root विश्वस् (viśvas).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.sɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.s̪ɐ/
Noun
विश्वास • (viśvāsa) stem, m
- confidence, trust, reliance, faith or belief in
- a confidential communication, secret
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) | विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹) |
विश्वासाः (viśvāsāḥ) विश्वासासः¹ (viśvāsāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) | विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹) |
विश्वासान् (viśvāsān) |
| instrumental | विश्वासेन (viśvāsena) | विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām) | विश्वासैः (viśvāsaiḥ) विश्वासेभिः¹ (viśvāsebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | विश्वासाय (viśvāsāya) | विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām) | विश्वासेभ्यः (viśvāsebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) | विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām) | विश्वासेभ्यः (viśvāsebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | विश्वासस्य (viśvāsasya) | विश्वासयोः (viśvāsayoḥ) | विश्वासानाम् (viśvāsānām) |
| locative | विश्वासे (viśvāse) | विश्वासयोः (viśvāsayoḥ) | विश्वासेषु (viśvāseṣu) |
| vocative | विश्वास (viśvāsa) | विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹) |
विश्वासाः (viśvāsāḥ) विश्वासासः¹ (viśvāsāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Old Hindi: विश्वास (viśvāsa)
- → Kannada: ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (viśvāsa)
- → Marathi: विश्वास (viśvās)
- → Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ)
- → Tamil: விசுவாசம் (vicuvācam)
- → Telugu: విశ్వాసం (viśvāsaṁ)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “विश्वास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995/1.