विद्या

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Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā), from the root verb विद् (vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑː/,

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f (Urdu spelling وديا)

  1. learning
    विद्या का ज़ोर को उपेक्षा मत करना।
    vidyā kā zor ko upekṣā mat karnā.
    Do not underestimate the power of learning.
    कुपात्र को विद्या न दें।
    kupātra ko vidyā na dẽ.
    Do not give knowledge to an undeserving person.
  2. discipline, branch of learning
    विश्‍वविद्यालय में विद्याओं का प्रसार बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
    viś‍vavidyālay mẽ vidyāõ kā prasār bahut mahattvapūrṇ hai.
    The expansion of disciplines in the university is very important.

Declension

Declension of विद्या (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct विद्या
vidyā 		विद्याएँ
vidyāẽ
oblique विद्या
vidyā 		विद्याओं
vidyāõ
vocative विद्या
vidyā 		विद्याओ
vidyāo

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विद्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “विद्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

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Etymology

From the root विद् (√vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”).

Pronunciation

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā́) stem, f

  1. knowledge, wisdom
  2. science, philosophy
  3. an academic discipline
  4. scholarship

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of विद्या (vidyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विद्या
vidyā́ 		विद्ये
vidyé 		विद्याः
vidyā́ḥ
Vocative विद्ये
vídye 		विद्ये
vídye 		विद्याः
vídyāḥ
Accusative विद्याम्
vidyā́m 		विद्ये
vidyé 		विद्याः
vidyā́ḥ
Instrumental विद्यया / विद्या¹
vidyáyā / vidyā́¹ 		विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām 		विद्याभिः
vidyā́bhiḥ
Dative विद्यायै
vidyā́yai 		विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām 		विद्याभ्यः
vidyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative विद्यायाः / विद्यायै²
vidyā́yāḥ / vidyā́yai² 		विद्याभ्याम्
vidyā́bhyām 		विद्याभ्यः
vidyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive विद्यायाः / विद्यायै²
vidyā́yāḥ / vidyā́yai² 		विद्ययोः
vidyáyoḥ 		विद्यानाम्
vidyā́nām
Locative विद्यायाम्
vidyā́yām 		विद्ययोः
vidyáyoḥ 		विद्यासु
vidyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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