ویس
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See also: ويس
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).
Noun
ویس • (veys)
Descendants
- Turkish: veys
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ویس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2153b
Persian
Etymology 1
From Old Persian 𐎻𐎰 (viθ-, “house(hold), clan, royal court”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wīs |
| Dari reading? | wīs |
| Iranian reading? | vis |
| Tajik reading? | vis |
Noun
ویس • (vis)
Proper noun
ویس • (vis)
- a female given name, Vis
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ways |
| Dari reading? | ways |
| Iranian reading? | w-eys |
| Tajik reading? | vays |
Noun
ویس • (veys)
- indigence
- anything one desires
- contempt, exclamation of pity, or approbation
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ويس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 1483b
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲 (vesa), from Sanskrit वेष (vēṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋeːsᵊ/
Noun
ویس • (ves) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਸ)
Declension
| Declension of ویس | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ویس (ves) | |
| dir. pl. | ویس (ves) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ویس (ves) | ویس (ves) |
| oblique | ویس (ves) | ویساں (vesāṉ) |
| vocative | ویسا (vesā) | ویسو (veso) |
| ablative | ویسوں (vesoṉ) | ویساں (vesāṉ) |
| locative | ویسے (vese) | ویسِیں (vesīṉ) |
| instrumental | ویسوں (vesoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویس”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਵੇਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēṣa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702