विधेय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधेय (vidheya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.d̪ʱeːj/

Noun

विधेय • (vidhey) m

1. something that must be done, necessary deed
2. (grammar) predicate

   Antonym: कर्ता (kartā)

Declension

Declension of विधेय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विधेय vidhey	विधेय vidhey
oblique	विधेय vidhey	विधेयों vidheyõ
vocative	विधेय vidhey	विधेयो vidheyo

Adjective

विधेय • (vidhey) (indeclinable)

1. necessary, obligatory

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विधेय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press