वि

See also: वृ, वो, वे, व, वा, वि-, -वां, and -व

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wí, from Proto-Indo-European *wi. Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (nawi, “not yet”), Old English wiþ (English with).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi/

Adverb

वि • (ví)

1. apart
2. asunder
3. in different directions
4. to and fro, about
5. away, away from
6. off
7. without

Preposition

वि • (ví)

1. through
2. between

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”). Cognate with Latin avis (“bird”), Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬱 (vīš).

Noun

वि • (ví) stem, m

1. a bird
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Inflection

Masculine i-stem declension of वि (ví)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विः / वेः víḥ / véḥ	वी vī́	वयः váyaḥ
Vocative	वे vé	वी vī́	वयः váyaḥ
Accusative	विम् vím	वी vī́	वीन् vī́n
Instrumental	विना / व्या¹ vínā / vyā́¹	विभ्याम् víbhyām	विभिः víbhiḥ
Dative	वये váye	विभ्याम् víbhyām	विभ्यः víbhyaḥ
Ablative	वेः / व्यः¹ véḥ / vyáḥ¹	विभ्याम् víbhyām	विभ्यः víbhyaḥ
Genitive	वेः / व्यः¹ véḥ / vyáḥ¹	व्योः vyóḥ	वीनाम् vīnā́m
Locative	वौ / वा¹ vaú / vā́¹	व्योः vyóḥ	विषु víṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949/3.