विषय

See also: विशय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विषय (viṣaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʂəj/, [ʋɪ.ʃɐj], /ʋɪ.ʂɛː/, [ʋɪ.ʃɛː]

Noun

विषय • (viṣay) m

1. subject, topic

   इन विषयों पर विचार कर लेना चाहिए

   in viṣyõ par vicār kar lenā cāhie

   These topics should be considered

2. object being studied; subject matter
3. worldly or sensual pleasure

Declension

Declension of विषय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विषय viṣay	विषय viṣay
oblique	विषय viṣay	विषयों viṣayõ
vocative	विषय viṣay	विषयो viṣayo

Derived terms

• विषयाश्रित (viṣyāśrit)
• विषयासक्त (viṣyāsakt)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विषय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “विषय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “विषय”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विषय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विषय (viṣaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi.ʂəj/

Noun

विषय • (viṣay) m

1. subject, topic
2. matter (of discussion)

Declension

Declension of विषय (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	विषय viṣay
direct plural	विषय viṣay
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	विषय viṣay		विषय viṣay
oblique सामान्यरूप	विषया viṣayā		विषयां- viṣayān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	विषयाला viṣayālā		विषयांना viṣayānnā
ergative	विषयाने, विषयानं viṣayāne, viṣayāna		विषयांनी viṣayānnī
instrumental	विषयाशी viṣayāśī		विषयांशी viṣayānśī
locative सप्तमी	विषयात viṣayāt		विषयांत viṣayāt
vocative संबोधन	विषया viṣayā		विषयांनो viṣayānno
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 विषय (masc cons-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	विषयाचा viṣayāċā	विषयाचे viṣayāċe	विषयाची viṣayācī	विषयाच्या viṣayācā	विषयाचे, विषयाचं viṣayāċe, viṣayāċa	विषयाची viṣayācī	विषयाच्या viṣayācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	विषयांचा viṣayānċā	विषयांचे viṣayānċe	विषयांची viṣayāñcī	विषयांच्या viṣayāncā	विषयांचे, विषयांचं viṣayānċe, viṣayānċa	विषयांची viṣayāñcī	विषयांच्या viṣayāñcā
* 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

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विषय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিষয় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬱᬬ (Balinese script)
• বিষয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀱𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိၑယ (Burmese script)
• વિષય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਸ਼ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦰꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂭𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಷಯ (Kannada script)
• វិឞយ (Khmer script)
• ວິຩຍ (Lao script)
• വിഷയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᢢᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᢔᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐲𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵିଷଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢰꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆰𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖧 (Siddham script)
• විෂය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑪀𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚣 (Takri script)
• விஷய (Tamil script)
• విషయ (Telugu script)
• วิษย (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཥ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒭𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨯𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root विष् (viṣ, “to surround, spread, pervade”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ʂɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.ʂɐ.jɐ/

Noun

विषय • (viṣaya) stem, m

1. a thing
2. a matter
3. a topic; subject
4. a sphere (of influence, etc.)
5. space, room
6. a sense organ
7. (symbolical) the number five
8. inorganic matter
9. a department
10. a field; domain, subject area
11. a region; area
12. an issue
13. content
14. a theme
15. refuge; asylum, shelter
16. semen
17. religious observance or obligation
18. an object
19. a lover
20. a husband
21. an abode
22. detail
23. a horizon; edge
24. range
25. scope
26. a country (with more than 100 villages)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विषय (viṣaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विषयः viṣayaḥ	विषयौ / विषया¹ viṣayau / viṣayā¹	विषयाः / विषयासः¹ viṣayāḥ / viṣayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विषय viṣaya	विषयौ / विषया¹ viṣayau / viṣayā¹	विषयाः / विषयासः¹ viṣayāḥ / viṣayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विषयम् viṣayam	विषयौ / विषया¹ viṣayau / viṣayā¹	विषयान् viṣayān
Instrumental	विषयेण viṣayeṇa	विषयाभ्याम् viṣayābhyām	विषयैः / विषयेभिः¹ viṣayaiḥ / viṣayebhiḥ¹
Dative	विषयाय viṣayāya	विषयाभ्याम् viṣayābhyām	विषयेभ्यः viṣayebhyaḥ
Ablative	विषयात् viṣayāt	विषयाभ्याम् viṣayābhyām	विषयेभ्यः viṣayebhyaḥ
Genitive	विषयस्य viṣayasya	विषययोः viṣayayoḥ	विषयाणाम् viṣayāṇām
Locative	विषये viṣaye	विषययोः viṣayayoḥ	विषयेषु viṣayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• विषयक (viṣayaka)
• विषयकर्मन् (viṣayakarman)
• विषयकाम (viṣayakāma)
• विषयग्राम (viṣayagrāma)
• विषयज्ञ (viṣayajña)
• विषयता (viṣayatā)
• विषयत्व (viṣayatva)
• विषयनिरति (viṣayanirati)
• विषयपकृष्ट (viṣayapakṛṣṭa)
• विषयपति (viṣayapati)
• विषयपथक (viṣayapathaka)
• विषयपराङ्मुख (viṣayaparāṅmukha)
• विषयप्रत्यभिज्ञान (viṣayapratyabhijñāna)
• विषयप्रवण (viṣayapravaṇa)
• विषयलोलुप (viṣayalolupa)
• विषयवत् (viṣayavat)
• विषयवर्तिन् (viṣayavartin)
• विषयवस्तु (viṣayavastu)
• विषयवासिन् (viṣayavāsin)
• विषयविषयिन् (viṣayaviṣayin)
• विषयसङ्ग (viṣayasaṅga)
• विषयसङ्गज (viṣayasaṅgaja)
• विषयसप्तमी (viṣayasaptamī)
• विषयसुख (viṣayasukha)
• विषयस्नेह (viṣayasneha)
• विषयाज्ञान (viṣayājñāna)
• विषयात्मक (viṣayātmaka)
• विषयाधिकृत (viṣayādhikṛta)
• विषयाधिपति (viṣayādhipati)
• विषयानन्तर (viṣayānantara)
• विषयानुराग (viṣayānurāga)
• विषयान्त (viṣayānta)
• विषयाभिमुखीकृति (viṣayābhimukhīkṛti)
• विषयाभिरति (viṣayābhirati)
• विषयाभिलाष (viṣayābhilāṣa)
• विषयायन (viṣayāyana)
• विषयायिन् (viṣayāyin)
• विषयार्ह (viṣayārha)
• विषयाविविक्तत्व (viṣayāviviktatva)
• विषयासक्त (viṣayāsakta)
• विषयासक्तमनस् (viṣayāsaktamanas)
• विषयासक्ति (viṣayāsakti)
• विषयैषिन् (viṣayaiṣin)

 

Descendants

• → Assamese: বিষয় (bixoy) (learned)
• → Bengali: বিষয় (biśoẏ) (learned)
• → Gujarati: વિષય (viṣya) (learned)
• → Hindi: विषय (viṣay) (learned)
• → Kannada: ವಿಷಯ (viṣaya) (learned)
• → Malayalam: വിഷയം (viṣayaṁ) (learned)
• → Marathi: विषय (viṣay) (learned)
• → Nepali: विषय (viṣaya) (learned)
• → Old Khmer: viṣaya (learned)
• → Tamil: விஷயம் (viṣayam) (learned)
• → Telugu: విషయము (viṣayamu) (learned)

References

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