विद्यार्थी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यार्थिन् (vidyārthin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑːɾ.t̪ʰiː/, [ʋɪd̪.jäːɾ.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

विद्यार्थी • (vidyārthī) m (female equivalent विद्यार्थिनी, Urdu spelling وِدْیارْتھِی)

1. student

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:छात्र

Declension

Declension of विद्यार्थी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī
oblique	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थियों vidyārthiyõ
vocative	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थियो vidyārthiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “विद्यार्थी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4482
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “विद्यार्थी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 705
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “विद्यार्थी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 589.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यार्थिन् (vidyārthin). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘲 (vīdyārthī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋid̪.jaɾ.t̪ʰi/, [ʋid̪.jaɾ.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

विद्यार्थी • (vidyārthī) m (female equivalent विद्यार्थिनी)

1. a male student; one engaged in learning or education at a school, college, or other institution.
2. a learner or pupil, especially one pursuing knowledge in any field.

Usage notes

Though grammatically masculine, विद्यार्थी (vidyārthī) is often used as a gender-neutral term in spoken Marathi. The feminine form विद्यार्थिनी (vidyārthinī) is preferred in formal or written usage.

Declension

Declension of विद्यार्थी (masc ī-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī
oblique सामान्यरूप	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थीं- vidyārthīṁ
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	विद्यार्थीला vidyārthīlā	विद्यार्थींना vidyārthīṁnā
ergative	विद्यार्थीने, विद्यार्थीनं vidyārthīne, vidyārthīna	विद्यार्थींनी vidyārthīṁnī
instrumental	विद्यार्थीशी vidyārthīśī	विद्यार्थींशी vidyārthīṁśī
locative सप्तमी	विद्यार्थीत vidyārthīta	विद्यार्थींत vidyārthīṁta
vocative संबोधन	विद्यार्थी vidyārthī	विद्यार्थींनो vidyārthīṁno

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 विद्यार्थी (masc ī-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	विद्यार्थीचा vidyārthīcā	विद्यार्थीचे vidyārthīce	विद्यार्थीची vidyārthīcī	विद्यार्थीच्या vidyārthīcyā	विद्यार्थीचे, विद्यार्थीचं vidyārthīce, vidyārthīca	विद्यार्थीची vidyārthīcī	विद्यार्थीच्या vidyārthīcyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	विद्यार्थींचा vidyārthīṁcā	विद्यार्थींचे vidyārthīṁce	विद्यार्थींची vidyārthīṁcī	विद्यार्थींच्या vidyārthīṁcyā	विद्यार्थींचे, विद्यार्थींचं vidyārthīṁce, vidyārthīṁca	विद्यार्थींची vidyārthīṁcī	विद्यार्थींच्या vidyārthīṁcyā

^* 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.

References

More information

Further reading

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “विद्यार्थी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्यार्थिन् (vidyārthin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bid̪̚d̪järt̪ʰi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बिद्द्यार्थि

Noun

विद्यार्थी • (vidyārthī)

1. student

References

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “बिद्यार्थी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar, page 452