વહી

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɦi/
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vahiyā), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā, “diary, ledger”), a variant of वाहिका (vāhikā) (compounded in राजवाहिका (rājavāhikā, literally “the bearer of (the records of) the king”)), the feminine form of वाहक (vāhaka, “bearer, carrier”), a compound of वाह (vāha, “carrying”, from the root वह् (vah, “to carry”)) +‎ -क (-ka, agent suffix). Cognate with Bengali বই (boi), Hindustani بہی / बही (bahī), Marathi वही (vahī).

Noun

વહી • (vahī) f

1. account book, ledger

   Synonym: ચોપડો (copḍo)

Derived terms

• ખાતાવહી (khātāvhī)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَحْی (wahy), from Arabic وَحْي (waḥy).

Noun

વહી • (vahī) f

1. (Islam, theology) revelation