विश्वास

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Indo-European *wí

Sanskrit वि- (vi-)

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes-

Sanskrit श्वस् (śvas)

Sanskrit विश्वस् (viśvas)vṛd.

Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa)lbor.

Hindi विश्वास

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪʃ.ʋɑːs/, [ʋɪʃ.ʋäːs]

Noun

विश्वास • (viśvās) m (Urdu spelling وِشْواس)

1. belief, faith

   Synonym: यक़ीन (yaqīn)

   उसका विश्वास उठ गया। ― uskā viśvās uṭh gayā. ― His belief was shaken.

   उसने मेरा विश्वास खो दिया। ― usne merā viśvās kho diyā. ― He lost my faith in him.

2. trust

   Synonym: भरोसा (bharosā)

   मुझे उसकी बातों पर विश्वास नहीं है।

   mujhe uskī bātõ par viśvās nahī̃ hai.

   I do not trust in what he says.

3. confidence

   मुझे विश्वास है कि वह झट से वापस आ जाएँगे।

   mujhe viśvās hai ki vah jhaṭ se vāpas ā jāeṅge.

   I am confident that he will return soon.

Proper noun

विश्वास • (viśvās) m

1. a male given name, Vishwas, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of विश्वास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विश्वास viśvās	विश्वास viśvās
oblique	विश्वास viśvās	विश्वासों viśvāsõ
vocative	विश्वास viśvās	विश्वासो viśvāso

See also

• आत्मविश्वास (ātmaviśvās)
• विश्वास करना (viśvās karnā)
• विश्वास-भंग (viśvās-bhaṅg)
• विश्वास-पात्र (viśvās-pātra)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “विश्वास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विश्वास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋas/

Noun

विश्वास • (viśvās) m

1. trust, belief, faith, confidence

   Antonym: अविश्वास (aviśvās)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “विश्वास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “विश्वास”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).

Noun

विश्वास (viśvāsa) m

1. belief, confidence

Descendants

• Hindustani: viśvās

  Hindi: विश्वास

  Urdu: وشواس

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিশ্বাস (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• বিশ্বাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိၐွာသ (Burmese script)
• વિશ્વાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada script)
• វិឝ្វាស (Khmer script)
• ວິຨ຺ວາສ (Lao script)
• വിശ്വാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠱᢦ᠎ᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଵିଶ୍ଵାସ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• විශ‍්වාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• விஶ்வாஸ (Tamil script)
• విశ్వాస (Telugu script)
• วิศฺวาส (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཤྭཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Indo-European *wí

Sanskrit वि- (vi-)

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes-

Sanskrit श्वस् (śvas)

Sanskrit विश्वस् (viśvas)vṛd.

Sanskrit विश्वास

Vṛddhi derivative of विश्वस् (viśvas, “to draw breath freely, to console”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

विश्वास • (viśvāsa) stem, m

1. confidence, trust, reliance, faith or belief in
2. a confidential communication, secret

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विश्वास

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ)	विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹)	विश्वासाः (viśvāsāḥ) विश्वासासः¹ (viśvāsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विश्वासम् (viśvāsam)	विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹)	विश्वासान् (viśvāsān)
instrumental	विश्वासेन (viśvāsena)	विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām)	विश्वासैः (viśvāsaiḥ) विश्वासेभिः¹ (viśvāsebhiḥ¹)
dative	विश्वासाय (viśvāsāya)	विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām)	विश्वासेभ्यः (viśvāsebhyaḥ)
ablative	विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt)	विश्वासाभ्याम् (viśvāsābhyām)	विश्वासेभ्यः (viśvāsebhyaḥ)
genitive	विश्वासस्य (viśvāsasya)	विश्वासयोः (viśvāsayoḥ)	विश्वासानाम् (viśvāsānām)
locative	विश्वासे (viśvāse)	विश्वासयोः (viśvāsayoḥ)	विश्वासेषु (viśvāseṣu)
vocative	विश्वास (viśvāsa)	विश्वासौ (viśvāsau) विश्वासा¹ (viśvāsā¹)	विश्वासाः (viśvāsāḥ) विश्वासासः¹ (viśvāsāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• विश्वासघात (viśvāsaghāta, “break of trust, betrayal”)

Descendants

• → Old Hindi: विश्वास (viśvāsa)

  Hindi: विश्वास

  Urdu: وشواس

• → Kannada: ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (viśvāsa)
• → Marathi: विश्वास (viśvās)
• → Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ)
• → Tamil: விசுவாசம் (vicuvācam)
• → Telugu: విశ్వాసం (viśvāsaṁ)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “विश्वास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995, column 1.