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

• दृगविषय (dŕgviṣay, “phenomenon”)
• विषयाश्रित (viṣyāśrit)
• विषयासक्त (viṣyāsakt, “self-indulgent”)

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/

• Audio:

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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