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विद्या

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑː/, [ʋɪd̪.jäː]

    Noun

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    विद्या (vidyāf (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

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    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

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    References

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

    Sanskrit

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    Sanskrit Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia sa

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      From विद् (vid, to know) +‎ -या (-yā). Compare Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, form, shape, idea).

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      विद्या (vidyā́) stemf (root विद्)

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

      Declension

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      Feminine ā-stem declension of विद्या
      singular dual plural
      nominative विद्या (vidyā́) विद्ये (vidyé) विद्याः (vidyā́ḥ)
      accusative विद्याम् (vidyā́m) विद्ये (vidyé) विद्याः (vidyā́ḥ)
      instrumental विद्यया (vidyáyā)
      विद्या¹ (vidyā́¹)
      विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) विद्याभिः (vidyā́bhiḥ)
      dative विद्यायै (vidyā́yai) विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) विद्याभ्यः (vidyā́bhyaḥ)
      ablative विद्यायाः (vidyā́yāḥ)
      विद्यायै² (vidyā́yai²)
      विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) विद्याभ्यः (vidyā́bhyaḥ)
      genitive विद्यायाः (vidyā́yāḥ)
      विद्यायै² (vidyā́yai²)
      विद्ययोः (vidyáyoḥ) विद्यानाम् (vidyā́nām)
      locative विद्यायाम् (vidyā́yām) विद्ययोः (vidyáyoḥ) विद्यासु (vidyā́su)
      vocative विद्ये (vídye) विद्ये (vídye) विद्याः (vídyāḥ)
      • ¹Vedic
      • ²Brāhmaṇas

      Derived terms

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      Descendants

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      References

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      Further reading

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      • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.