विपरीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विपरीत (viparīta).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪp.ɾiːt̪/

Adjective

विपरीत (viprīt) (indeclinable)

  1. reversed, opposing, backwards
    • 1877, Swami Dayanand Sarasvati, Gokarunanidhi :
      न्याय का अन्याय और अन्याय का न्याय आदि विपरीत कर्म करता है।
      [] nyāy kā anyāy aur anyāy kā nyāy ādi viprīt karm kartā hai.
      right into wrong and wrong into right, that is to say he does his work backwards.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विपरीत (viparīta).

Pronunciation

Adjective

विपरीत (viprīt) (indeclinable)

  1. opposite, contrary, reverse
    ते दोघे विपरीत दिशेने प्रवास करत आहेत।
    te doghe viprīt diśene pravās karat āheta.
    They are both travelling in opposite directions.
  2. adverse, hostile, unfavourable
    Synonym: प्रतिकूल (pratikūl)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ परीत (parīta).

Pronunciation

Adjective

विपरीत (viparīta) stem

  1. turned round, reversed, inverted
  2. being the reverse of anything, acting in a contrary manner, opposite, contrary to
  3. going asunder or in different directions, various, different
  4. perverse, wrong, contrary to rule
  5. adverse, inauspicious, unfavorable
  6. false, untrue

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विपरीत
Nom. sg. विपरीतः (viparītaḥ)
Gen. sg. विपरीतस्य (viparītasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विपरीतः (viparītaḥ) विपरीतौ (viparītau) विपरीताः (viparītāḥ)
Vocative विपरीत (viparīta) विपरीतौ (viparītau) विपरीताः (viparītāḥ)
Accusative विपरीतम् (viparītam) विपरीतौ (viparītau) विपरीतान् (viparītān)
Instrumental विपरीतेन (viparītena) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतैः (viparītaiḥ)
Dative विपरीताय (viparītāya) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतेभ्यः (viparītebhyaḥ)
Ablative विपरीतात् (viparītāt) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतेभ्यः (viparītebhyaḥ)
Genitive विपरीतस्य (viparītasya) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतानाम् (viparītānām)
Locative विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतेषु (viparīteṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of विपरीत
Nom. sg. विपरीता (viparītā)
Gen. sg. विपरीतायाः (viparītāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विपरीता (viparītā) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीताः (viparītāḥ)
Vocative विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीताः (viparītāḥ)
Accusative विपरीताम् (viparītām) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीताः (viparītāḥ)
Instrumental विपरीतया (viparītayā) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीताभिः (viparītābhiḥ)
Dative विपरीतायै (viparītāyai) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीताभ्यः (viparītābhyaḥ)
Ablative विपरीतायाः (viparītāyāḥ) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीताभ्यः (viparītābhyaḥ)
Genitive विपरीतायाः (viparītāyāḥ) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतानाम् (viparītānām)
Locative विपरीतायाम् (viparītāyām) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतासु (viparītāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of विपरीत
Nom. sg. विपरीतम् (viparītam)
Gen. sg. विपरीतस्य (viparītasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विपरीतम् (viparītam) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीतानि (viparītāni)
Vocative विपरीत (viparīta) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीतानि (viparītāni)
Accusative विपरीतम् (viparītam) विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीतानि (viparītāni)
Instrumental विपरीतेन (viparītena) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतैः (viparītaiḥ)
Dative विपरीताय (viparītāya) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतेभ्यः (viparītebhyaḥ)
Ablative विपरीतात् (viparītāt) विपरीताभ्याम् (viparītābhyām) विपरीतेभ्यः (viparītebhyaḥ)
Genitive विपरीतस्य (viparītasya) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतानाम् (viparītānām)
Locative विपरीते (viparīte) विपरीतयोः (viparītayoḥ) विपरीतेषु (viparīteṣu)

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