विधवा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɪd̪ʱ.ʋɑː/
Noun
विधवा • (vidhvā) f
- widow (woman who has lost a husband)
Declension
| Declension of विधवा | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | विधवा (vidhvā) | विधवाएँ (vidhvāẽ) |
| Oblique | विधवा (vidhvā) | विधवाओं (vidhvāon) |
| Vocative | विधवा (vidhvā) | विधवाओ (vidhvāo) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognates include Latin vidua, Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Old English widewe (English widow) and Russian вдова (vdova).
Pronunciation
Noun
विधवा • (vidhávā) f
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of विधवा (vidhávā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | विधवा vidhávā |
विधवे vidháve |
विधवाः vidhávāḥ |
| Vocative | विधवे vídhave |
विधवे vídhave |
विधवाः vídhavāḥ |
| Accusative | विधवाम् vidhávām |
विधवे vidháve |
विधवाः vidhávāḥ |
| Instrumental | विधवया / विधवा¹ vidhávayā / vidhávā¹ |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभिः vidhávābhiḥ |
| Dative | विधवायै vidhávāyai |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभ्यः vidhávābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | विधवायाः vidhávāyāḥ |
विधवाभ्याम् vidhávābhyām |
विधवाभ्यः vidhávābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | विधवायाः vidhávāyāḥ |
विधवयोः vidhávayoḥ |
विधवानाम् vidhávānām |
| Locative | विधवायाम् vidhávāyām |
विधवयोः vidhávayoḥ |
विधवासु vidhávāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0967
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