विश्

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See also: वंश

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćš
    Sanskrit विश् (viś)

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱs (“village, household”).

    Cognate with Latin vīcus, Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, “village, place”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯 (vīs), Albanian vis (“place, land, country”).

    Noun

    विश् • (víś) stem, f

    1. settlement, house
    2. community, people, tribe
    3. wealth
    Declension
    Feminine root-stem declension of विश् (víś)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative विट्
    víṭ     		विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹     		विशः
    víśaḥ
    Vocative विट्
    víṭ     		विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹     		विशः
    víśaḥ
    Accusative विशम्
    víśam     		विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹     		विशः
    víśaḥ
    Instrumental विशा
    viśā́     		विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m     		विड्भिः
    viḍbhíḥ
    Dative विशे
    viśé     		विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m     		विड्भ्यः
    viḍbhyáḥ
    Ablative विशः
    viśáḥ     		विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m     		विड्भ्यः
    viḍbhyáḥ
    Genitive विशः
    viśáḥ     		विशोः
    viśóḥ     		विशाम्
    viśā́m
    Locative विशि
    viśí     		विशोः
    viśóḥ     		विक्षु
    vikṣú
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“to settle”), related to Etymology 1.

      Alternative forms

      Root

      विश् • (viś)

      1. to enter, enter in or settle down on, go into, pervade
      2. to be absorbed into
      3. (astronomy) to come into conjunction with
      4. (with अग्निम्, ज्वलनम् etc.) to enter the fire (i.e. ascend the funeral pyre)
      5. (with अपस्) to sink or be immersed in the water
      6. to enter (a house etc.)
      7. to appear (on the stage)
      8. to go home or to rest
      9. to sit down upon
      10. to resort or betake one's self to
      11. (of rivers and armies etc.) to flow into (and join with)
      12. to flow or redound to, fall to the share of
      13. to occur to (as a thought)
      14. to befall, come to (as death)
      15. to belong to, exist for
      16. to fall or get into any state or condition
      17. to enter upon, undertake, begin
      18. to mind (any business), attend to
      Derived terms
      Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विश् (1 c, 9 e)
      Terms derived from the Sanskrit root विश् (11 c, 0 e)
      Primary Verbal Forms
      Secondary Forms
      Non-Finite Forms
      Derived Nominal Forms
      Prefixed Root Forms

      References

      • Monier Williams (1899) “विश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 989, columns 1-2.
      • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “viś”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 561; 584
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