वी
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱী (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
- বী (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဝီ (Burmese script)
- વી (Gujarati script)
- ਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ವೀ (Kannada script)
- វី (Khmer script)
- ວີ (Lao script)
- വീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଵୀ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
- වී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚯 (Takri script)
- வீ (Tamil script)
- వీ (Telugu script)
- วี (Thai script)
- ཝཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋíː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋiː/
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wayH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wayH-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-.
Alternative forms
- वय् (vay)
Root
वी • (vī)
- to go, move, approach (either as a friend i.e. ‘seek or take eagerly, grasp, seize, accept, enjoy’, or as an enemy i.e. ‘fall upon, attack, assail, visit, punish, avenge’)
- to set in motion, arouse, excite, impel, move, push
- to further, promote, lead or bring or help anyone to
- to get, procure
- to impregnate
- to enjoy
- to be strong, powerful
- to hunt, chase, pursue
Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
- वेति॑ (véti, present)
- अवै॑षीत् (ávaiṣīt, aorist)
- वि॒वाय॑ (vivā́ya, perfect)
Secondary forms
- वी॒यते॑ (vīyáte, passive)
Non-finite forms
- वी॒त (vītá, past participle)
Derived nominal forms
- वीति f (vītí, “enjoyment,feast”)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वी (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root वी (2 c, 0 e)
Adjective
वी • (vī́) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| accusative | विय॑म् (víyam) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| instrumental | वि॒या (viyā́) | वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भिः (vībhíḥ) |
| dative | वि॒ये (viyé) वि॒यै¹ (viyái¹) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| ablative | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| genitive | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वि॒याम् (viyā́m) वी॒नाम्¹ (vīnā́m¹) |
| locative | वि॒यि (viyí) वि॒याम्¹ (viyā́m¹) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वी॒षु (vīṣú) |
| vocative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| accusative | विय॑म् (víyam) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| instrumental | वि॒या (viyā́) | वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भिः (vībhíḥ) |
| dative | वि॒ये (viyé) वि॒यै¹ (viyái¹) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| ablative | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| genitive | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वि॒याम् (viyā́m) वी॒नाम्¹ (vīnā́m¹) |
| locative | वि॒यि (viyí) वि॒याम्¹ (viyā́m¹) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वी॒षु (vīṣú) |
| vocative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| accusative | विय॑म् (víyam) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
| instrumental | वि॒या (viyā́) | वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भिः (vībhíḥ) |
| dative | वि॒ये (viyé) वि॒यै¹ (viyái¹) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| ablative | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वी॒भ्याम् (vībhyā́m) | वी॒भ्यः (vībhyáḥ) |
| genitive | वि॒यः (viyáḥ) वि॒याः¹ (viyā́ḥ¹) वि॒यै² (viyái²) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वि॒याम् (viyā́m) वी॒नाम्¹ (vīnā́m¹) |
| locative | वि॒यि (viyí) वि॒याम्¹ (viyā́m¹) |
वि॒योः (viyóḥ) | वी॒षु (vīṣú) |
| vocative | वीः (vī́ḥ) | वियौ॑ (víyau) | वियः॑ (víyaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Noun
वी • (vī) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीः (vīḥ) | वियौ (viyau) | वियः (viyaḥ) |
| accusative | वियम् (viyam) | वियौ (viyau) | वियः (viyaḥ) |
| instrumental | विया (viyā) | वीभ्याम् (vībhyām) | वीभिः (vībhiḥ) |
| dative | विये (viye) वियै¹ (viyai¹) |
वीभ्याम् (vībhyām) | वीभ्यः (vībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वियः (viyaḥ) वियाः¹ (viyāḥ¹) वियै² (viyai²) |
वीभ्याम् (vībhyām) | वीभ्यः (vībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वियः (viyaḥ) वियाः¹ (viyāḥ¹) वियै² (viyai²) |
वियोः (viyoḥ) | वियाम् (viyām) वीनाम्¹ (vīnām¹) |
| locative | वियि (viyi) वियाम्¹ (viyām¹) |
वियोः (viyoḥ) | वीषु (vīṣu) |
| vocative | वीः (vīḥ) | वियौ (viyau) | वियः (viyaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
From वि- (vi-) + इ (i, “to go”).
Root
वी • (vī)
- to go apart or in different directions, diverge, be diffused or scattered or distributed or divided or extended
- to be lost, perish, disappear
- to go through, pass through, traverse
Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
- व्येति (vyeti, present)
- व्यैत् (vyait, imperfect)
- वीयाय (vīyāya, perfect)
Non-finite forms
- व्येतुम् (vyetum, infinitive)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वी (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root वी (2 c, 0 e)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
वी • (vī́) m
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “वी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1004, column 1.
- William Dwight Whitney (1885), The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 161
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VAYI”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 509-10