वि

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *, from Proto-Indo-European *wi. Cognate with elements of Hittite [script needed] (na-wi, not yet) and Old English wiþ (English with).

Alternative forms

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Adverb

वि • ()

  1. apart
  2. asunder
  3. in different directions
  4. to and fro, about
  5. away, away from
  6. off
  7. without

Preposition

वि • () (+ accusative)

  1. through
  2. between

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwíš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (bird). Cognate with Latin avis (bird), Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, eagle), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (vaiia).

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Noun

वि • () stem, m

  1. a bird
Inflection
Masculine i-stem declension of वि ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विः / वेः
víḥ / véḥ
वी
vī́
वयः
váyaḥ
Vocative वे
वी
vī́
वयः
váyaḥ
Accusative विम्
vím
वी
vī́
वीन्
vī́n
Instrumental विना / व्या¹
vínā / vyā̀¹
विभ्याम्
víbhyām
विभिः
víbhiḥ
Dative वये / व्ये²
váye / vyè²
विभ्याम्
víbhyām
विभ्यः
víbhyaḥ
Ablative वेः / व्यः²
véḥ / vyàḥ²
विभ्याम्
víbhyām
विभ्यः
víbhyaḥ
Genitive वेः / व्यः²
véḥ / vyàḥ²
व्योः
vyóḥ
वीनाम्
vīnā́m
Locative वौ
vaú
व्योः
vyóḥ
विषु
víṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Less common

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), वि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 549-550
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