# विश्वास
## Hindi
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi विश्वास (viśvāsa), from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsá).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ʋɪʃ.ʋɑːs/, [ʋɪʃ.ʋäːs]

### Noun

विश्वास • (viśvās) m (Urdu spelling وِشْواس)
* belief, faith
    Synonym: यक़ीन (yaqīn)
    उसका विश्वास उठ गया। ― uskā viśvās uṭh gayā. ― His belief was shaken.
    उसने मेरा विश्वास खो दिया। ― usne merā viśvās kho diyā. ― He lost my faith in him.
* trust
    Synonym: भरोसा (bharosā)
    मुझे उसकी बातों पर विश्वास नहीं है।mujhe uskī bātõ par viśvās nahī̃ hai.I do not trust in what he says.
* confidence
    मुझे विश्वास है कि वह झट से वापस आ जाएँगे।mujhe viśvās hai ki vah jhaṭ se vāpas ā jāeṅge.I am confident that he will return soon.

#### See also

* आत्मविश्वास (ātmaviśvās)
* विश्वास करना (viśvās karnā)
* विश्वास-भंग (viśvās-bhaṅg)
* विश्वास-पात्र (viśvās-pātra)

#### References

* Platts, John T. (1884) “विश्वास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विश्वास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

## Marathi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋiɕ.ʋas/

### Noun

विश्वास • (viśvās) m
* trust, belief, faith, confidence
    Antonym: अविश्वास (aviśvās)

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विश्वास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विश्वास”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

## Old Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa).

### Noun

विश्वास (viśvāsa) m
* belief, confidence

#### Descendants

* Hindustani: viśvās
    Hindi: विश्वास
    Urdu: وشواس

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ৱিশ্বাস (Assamese script)
* ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
* বিশ্বাস (Bengali script)
* 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
* ဝိၐွာသ (Burmese script)
* વિશ્વાસ (Gujarati script)
* ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
* ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
* 𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
* ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (Kannada script)
* វិឝ្វាស (Khmer script)
* ວິຨ຺ວາສ (Lao script)
* വിശ്വാസ (Malayalam script)
* ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
* ᠸᠢᠱᢦ᠎ᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
* ଵିଶ୍ଵାସ (Odia script)
* ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
* 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
* විශ‍්වාස (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
* விஶ்வாஸ (Tamil script)
* విశ్వాస (Telugu script)
* วิศฺวาส (Thai script)
* ཝི་ཤྭཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
* 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From the root विश्वस् (viśvas).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.sɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ʋiɕˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ/

### Noun

विश्वास • (viśvāsa) stem, m
* confidence, trust, reliance, faith or belief in
* a confidential communication, secret

#### Descendants

* → Old Hindi: विश्वास (viśvāsa)
    Hindi: विश्वास
    Urdu: وشواس
* → Kannada: ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ (viśvāsa)
* → Marathi: विश्वास (viśvās)
* → Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ)
* → Tamil: விசுவாசம் (vicuvācam)
* → Telugu: విశ్వాసం (viśvāsaṁ)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “विश्वास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995/1.