वैधता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैधता (vaidhatā), equal to वैध (vaidh, “legal, valid”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɛːd̪ʱ.t̪ɑː/, [ʋɛːd̪ʱ.t̪äː]
• Hyphenation: वैध‧ता

Noun

वैधता • (vaidhtā) f

1. legality
2. legitimacy
3. validity

Declension

Declension of वैधता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वैधता vaidhtā	वैधताएँ vaidhtāẽ
oblique	वैधता vaidhtā	वैधताओं vaidhtāõ
vocative	वैधता vaidhtā	वैधताओ vaidhtāo

Antonyms

• अवैधता (avaidhtā, “illegality, invalidity”)

Derived terms

• वैधतावाद (vaidhtāvād, “legitimism”)
  • वैधतावादी (vaidhtāvādī, “legitimist”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वैधता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press