व

See also: ब, बा, बू, बे-, बॖ, -व, वृ, वे, वै, and ॿ

व U+0935, व DEVANAGARI LETTER VA ← ऴ [U+0934] Devanagari श → [U+0936]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə/, /wə/, /və/ (may vary by language, dialect, context, etc.)

Letter

व (va)

1. the fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

• Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

Ligatures:

• द्व (dva): द +‎ व

• Devanagari script consonants: क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, ॸ, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, ॹ, झ़, ड़, ढ़, ष़, य़, ॺ, ऴ, ॻ, ॼ, ॾ, ॿ ^[edit]

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋə] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

Letter

व • (va)

1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋə/, [ʋɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَ (wa), from Arabic وَ (wa). Cognate with Marathi व (va).

Conjunction

व • (va) (Urdu spelling و)

1. (literary) and

   Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)

   किताबें व पार्सल व काग़ज़ ― kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġaz ― books, parcels, and papers

Etymology 2

Letter

व • (va)

1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

• Devanagari script letters: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, झ़, ड़, ढ़, फ़ ^[edit]

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Letter

व • (va)

1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian و (wa, u), from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”). Cognate with Hindi व (va).

Conjunction

व • (va)

1. (literary) and

   Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), अन् (an)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: व

Letter

व • (wa)

1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

• Devanagari script letters: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ऌ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ ^[edit]

Pali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• va (Latin script)
• 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ৰ (Bengali script)
• ව (Sinhalese script)
• ဝ (Burmese script)
• ว or วะ (Thai script)
• ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
• វ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• iva (Latin script)
• 𑀇𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• इव (Devanagari script)
• ইৰ (Bengali script)
• ඉව (Sinhalese script)
• ဣဝ or ဢိဝ (Burmese script)
• อิว or อิวะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິວ or ອິວະ (Lao script)
• ឥវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑅇 (Chakma script)

Particle

व

1. Devanagari script form of va (“like, as if”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• va (Latin script)
• 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ৰ (Bengali script)
• ව (Sinhalese script)
• ဝ (Burmese script)
• ว or วะ (Thai script)
• ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
• វ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• eva (Latin script)
• 𑀏𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• एव (Devanagari script)
• এৰ (Bengali script)
• එව (Sinhalese script)
• ဧဝ or ဨဝ or ဢေဝ (Burmese script)
• เอว or เอวะ (Thai script)
• ᩑᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອວ or ເອວະ (Lao script)
• ឯវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• yeva (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• येव (Devanagari script)
• যেৰ (Bengali script)
• යෙව (Sinhalese script)
• ယေဝ (Burmese script)
• เยว or เยวะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຍວ or ເຍວະ or ເຢວະ (Lao script)
• យេវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• ñeva (Latin script)
• 𑀜𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ञेव (Devanagari script)
• ঞেৰ (Bengali script)
• ඤෙව (Sinhalese script)
• ဉေဝ or ၺေဝ (Burmese script)
• เญว or เญวะ (Thai script)
• ᨬᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຎວ or ເຎວະ (Lao script)
• ញេវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄐𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

Particle

व

1. Devanagari script form of va, sandhi form of एव (eva, “even”)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• va (Latin script)
• 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ৰ (Bengali script)
• ව (Sinhalese script)
• ဝ (Burmese script)
• ว or วะ (Thai script)
• ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
• វ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇 (Chakma script)

Noun

व m

1. Devanagari script form of va (“letter 'v'”)
   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[1] (overall work in Pali), page 4; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, स, ह, ळ, ं। इति व्यञ्जन नाम होन्ति।

     Ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ca, cha, ja, jha, ña, ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, sa, ha, ḷa, aṃ, iti vyañjanā nāma honti.

     'k', 'kh', 'g', 'gh', 'ṅ', 'c', 'ch', 'j', 'jh', 'ñ, 'ṭ', 'ṭh', 'ḍ', 'ḍh', 'ṇ', 't', 'th', 'd', 'dh', 'n', 'p', 'ph', 'b', 'bh', 'm', 'y', 'r', 'l', 'v', 's', 'h', 'ḷ' and 'ṃ', these are the consonants by name.

   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[2] (overall work in Pali), page 291; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     वचवसवहादीनं उकारो वस्स ये ॥६॥
     वच, वस, वह इच्चेवमादीनं धातूनं वकारस्स उकारो होति य पच्चये परे । उच्चते, वुच्चति; वुस्सति; वुय्हति ॥

     6. Vacavasavahādīnaṃ ukāro vassa ye
     Vaca, vasa, vaha iccevamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ vakārassa ukāro hoti ya paccaye pare.Uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.

     Vac, vas, vah etc. which have 'u' for 'va'
     Roots vac, vas, vah and so on etc. have 'u' from 'va' next to the ending 'ya'.
     Exx: uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.

Declension

Declension table of "व" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	वो (vo)
Accusative (second)	वं (vaṃ)
Instrumental (third)	वेन (vena)
Dative (fourth)	वस्स (vassa) or वाय (vāya) or वत्थं (vatthaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	वस्मा (vasmā) or वम्हा (vamhā) or वा (vā)
Genitive (sixth)	वस्स (vassa)
Locative (seventh)	वस्मिं (vasmiṃ) or वम्हि (vamhi) or वे (ve)
Vocative (calling)	व (va)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬯ (Balinese script)
• ব (Bengali script)
• 𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ဝ (Burmese script)
• વ (Gujarati script)
• ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ವ (Kannada script)
• វ (Khmer script)
• ວ (Lao script)
• വ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଵ (Odia script)
• ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦 (Takri script)
• வ (Tamil script)
• వ (Telugu script)
• ว (Thai script)
• ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ/

Etymology 1

Adverb

व • (va)

1. alternative form of इव (iva, “like”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

व • (va)

1. sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvám, “you”)