ویس

See also: ويس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).

Noun

ویس • (veys)

  1. poverty; want; need

Descendants

  • Turkish: veys

References

Persian

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐎻𐎰 (viθ-, house(hold), clan, royal court), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wīs
Dari reading? wīs
Iranian reading? vis
Tajik reading? vis

Noun

ویس • (vis)

  1. clan

Proper noun

ویس • (vis)

  1. a female given name, Vis

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَيْس (ways).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ways
Dari reading? ways
Iranian reading? w-eys
Tajik reading? vays

Noun

ویس • (veys)

  1. indigence
  2. anything one desires
  3. contempt, exclamation of pity, or approbation

References

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲 (vesa), from Sanskrit वेष (vēṣa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ویس • (ves) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਸ)

  1. guise; disguise
  2. garb

Declension

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Declension of ویس
dir. sg. ویس (ves)
dir. pl. ویس (ves)
singular plural
direct ویس (ves) ویس (ves)
oblique ویس (ves) ویساں (vesāṉ)
vocative ویسا (vesā) ویسو (veso)
ablative ویسوں (vesoṉ)
locative ویسے (vese) ویسِیں (vesīṉ)
instrumental ویسے (vese) ویسِیں (vesīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویس”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਵੇਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēṣa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702
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