विवाह

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Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.ʋɑːɦ/,

Noun

विवाह • (vivāh) m (Urdu spelling وواہ)

  1. marriage, wedding
    Synonyms: शादी (śādī), ब्याह (byāh), लग्न (lagna)
    इस विवाह ने दोनों परिवारों को जोड़ दिया है।
    is vivāh ne donõ parivārõ ko joṛ diyā hai.
    This marriage has united the two families.
    आँधी की वजह से, मेरा विवाह स्थगित हो गया।
    āndhī kī vajah se, merā vivāh sthagit ho gayā.
    Because of the storm, my wedding was postponed.

Declension

Declension of विवाह (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct विवाह
vivāh 		विवाह
vivāh
oblique विवाह
vivāh 		विवाहों
vivāhõ
vocative विवाह
vivāh 		विवाहो
vivāho

Derived terms

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha). First attested as Old Marathi वेओ (veo), विव्हा (vivhā) and विवाओ (vivāo).

Pronunciation

Noun

विवाह • (vivāh) m

  1. wedding
  2. marriage

Declension

Declension of विवाह (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		विवाह
vivāh
direct
plural 		विवाह
vivāh
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		विवाह
vivāh 		विवाह
vivāh
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		विवाहा
vivāhā 		विवाहां-
vivāhān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		विवाहाला
vivāhālā 		विवाहांना
vivāhānnā
ergative विवाहाने, विवाहानं
vivāhāne, vivāhāna 		विवाहांनी
vivāhānnī
instrumental विवाहाशी
vivāhāśī 		विवाहांशी
vivāhānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		विवाहात
vivāhāt 		विवाहांत
vivāhāt
vocative
संबोधन 		विवाहा
vivāhā 		विवाहांनो
vivāhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of विवाह (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		विवाहाचा
vivāhāċā 		विवाहाचे
vivāhāċe 		विवाहाची
vivāhācī 		विवाहाच्या
vivāhācā 		विवाहाचे, विवाहाचं
vivāhāċe, vivāhāċa 		विवाहाची
vivāhācī 		विवाहाच्या
vivāhācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		विवाहांचा
vivāhānċā 		विवाहांचे
vivāhānċe 		विवाहांची
vivāhāñcī 		विवाहांच्या
vivāhāncā 		विवाहांचे, विवाहांचं
vivāhānċe, vivāhānċa 		विवाहांची
vivāhāñcī 		विवाहांच्या
vivāhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Synonyms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विवाह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वेओ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “विवाओ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “विव्हा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).

Pronunciation

Noun

विवाह • (vivāha)

  1. marriage, wedding
    Synonyms: बिहा (bihā), बिहे (bihe)

Derived terms

References

  • “विवाह”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wi
    Sanskrit वि- (vi-)
    Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰ-
    Sanskrit वह् (vah)
    Sanskrit वाह (vāha)
    Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha)

    From वि- (vi-, “away”) +‎ वाह (vāha, “taking, carrying”), literally “leading away ”.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    विवाह • (vivāhá) stem, m (root विवह्)

    1. marriage; marriage with (with instrumental case, with or without सह (saha))
    2. vehicle

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of विवाह (vivāhá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative विवाहः
    vivāháḥ     		विवाहौ / विवाहा¹
    vivāhaú / vivāhā́¹     		विवाहाः / विवाहासः¹
    vivāhā́ḥ / vivāhā́saḥ¹
    Vocative विवाह
    vívāha     		विवाहौ / विवाहा¹
    vívāhau / vívāhā¹     		विवाहाः / विवाहासः¹
    vívāhāḥ / vívāhāsaḥ¹
    Accusative विवाहम्
    vivāhám     		विवाहौ / विवाहा¹
    vivāhaú / vivāhā́¹     		विवाहान्
    vivāhā́n
    Instrumental विवाहेन
    vivāhéna     		विवाहाभ्याम्
    vivāhā́bhyām     		विवाहैः / विवाहेभिः¹
    vivāhaíḥ / vivāhébhiḥ¹
    Dative विवाहाय
    vivāhā́ya     		विवाहाभ्याम्
    vivāhā́bhyām     		विवाहेभ्यः
    vivāhébhyaḥ
    Ablative विवाहात्
    vivāhā́t     		विवाहाभ्याम्
    vivāhā́bhyām     		विवाहेभ्यः
    vivāhébhyaḥ
    Genitive विवाहस्य
    vivāhásya     		विवाहयोः
    vivāháyoḥ     		विवाहानाम्
    vivāhā́nām
    Locative विवाहे
    vivāhé     		विवाहयोः
    vivāháyoḥ     		विवाहेषु
    vivāhéṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

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