विश्वास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi विश्वास (viśvāsa), from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.

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

From the root विश्वस् (viśvas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕˈʋɑː.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 (viśvāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विश्वासः viśvāsaḥ	विश्वासौ / विश्वासा¹ viśvāsau / viśvāsā¹	विश्वासाः / विश्वासासः¹ viśvāsāḥ / viśvāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विश्वास viśvāsa	विश्वासौ / विश्वासा¹ viśvāsau / viśvāsā¹	विश्वासाः / विश्वासासः¹ viśvāsāḥ / viśvāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विश्वासम् viśvāsam	विश्वासौ / विश्वासा¹ viśvāsau / viśvāsā¹	विश्वासान् viśvāsān
Instrumental	विश्वासेन viśvāsena	विश्वासाभ्याम् viśvāsābhyām	विश्वासैः / विश्वासेभिः¹ viśvāsaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Old Hindi: विश्वास (viśvāsa)

  Hindi: विश्वास

  Urdu: وشواس

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

References

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