वाह
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian واه (wāh), from Arabic. Compare modern Persian وا (vâ).
Interjection
वाह • (vāh) (Urdu spelling واہ)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱাহ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
- বাহ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- ဝါဟ (Burmese script)
- વાહ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂰𑂯 (Kaithi script)
- ವಾಹ (Kannada script)
- វាហ (Khmer script)
- ວາຫ (Lao script)
- വാഹ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
- ଵାହ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
- වාහ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩛𑪂 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚭𑚩 (Takri script)
- வாஹ (Tamil script)
- వాహ (Telugu script)
- วาห (Thai script)
- ཝཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨊𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root वह् (vah, “to carry, ride”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɦɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɦɐ/
Noun
वा॒ह • (vāhá) stem, m
- draught animal
- current
- carriage
- flow
- the act of riding
- measure of capacity
- driving
- conveyance
- car
- bull
- bearer
- the act of pulling or drawing
- vehicle
- porter
- donkey
- wind
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वा॒हः (vāháḥ) | वा॒हौ (vāháu) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वा॒हाः (vāhā́ḥ) वा॒हासः॑¹ (vāhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वा॒हम् (vāhám) | वा॒हौ (vāháu) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वा॒हान् (vāhā́n) |
| instrumental | वा॒हेन॑ (vāhéna) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हैः (vāháiḥ) वा॒हेभिः॑¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वा॒हाय॑ (vāhā́ya) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वा॒हात् (vāhā́t) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वा॒हस्य॑ (vāhásya) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हाना॑म् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हेषु॑ (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह॑ (vā́ha) | वाहौ॑ (vā́hau) वाहा॑¹ (vā́hā¹) |
वाहाः॑ (vā́hāḥ) वाहा॑सः¹ (vā́hāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: vāha (“cart, vehicle”)
- Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vāha)
Adjective
वा॒ह • (vāhá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वा॒हः (vāháḥ) | वा॒हौ (vāháu) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वा॒हाः (vāhā́ḥ) वा॒हासः॑¹ (vāhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वा॒हम् (vāhám) | वा॒हौ (vāháu) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वा॒हान् (vāhā́n) |
| instrumental | वा॒हेन॑ (vāhéna) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हैः (vāháiḥ) वा॒हेभिः॑¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वा॒हाय॑ (vāhā́ya) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वा॒हात् (vāhā́t) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वा॒हस्य॑ (vāhásya) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हाना॑म् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हेषु॑ (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह॑ (vā́ha) | वाहौ॑ (vā́hau) वाहा॑¹ (vā́hā¹) |
वाहाः॑ (vā́hāḥ) वाहा॑सः¹ (vā́hāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वा॒हा (vāhā́) | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हाः (vāhā́ḥ) |
| accusative | वा॒हाम् (vāhā́m) | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हाः (vāhā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | वा॒हया॑ (vāháyā) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हाभिः॑ (vāhā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | वा॒हायै॑ (vāhā́yai) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हाभ्यः॑ (vāhā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वा॒हायाः॑ (vāhā́yāḥ) वा॒हायै॑² (vāhā́yai²) |
वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हाभ्यः॑ (vāhā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वा॒हायाः॑ (vāhā́yāḥ) वा॒हायै॑² (vāhā́yai²) |
वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हाना॑म् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वा॒हाया॑म् (vāhā́yām) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हासु॑ (vāhā́su) |
| vocative | वाहे॑ (vā́he) | वाहे॑ (vā́he) | वाहाः॑ (vā́hāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वा॒हम् (vāhám) | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हानि॑ (vāhā́ni) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
| accusative | वा॒हम् (vāhám) | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हानि॑ (vāhā́ni) वा॒हा¹ (vāhā́¹) |
| instrumental | वा॒हेन॑ (vāhéna) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हैः (vāháiḥ) वा॒हेभिः॑¹ (vāhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वा॒हाय॑ (vāhā́ya) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वा॒हात् (vāhā́t) | वा॒हाभ्या॑म् (vāhā́bhyām) | वा॒हेभ्यः॑ (vāhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वा॒हस्य॑ (vāhásya) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हाना॑म् (vāhā́nām) |
| locative | वा॒हे (vāhé) | वा॒हयोः॑ (vāháyoḥ) | वा॒हेषु॑ (vāhéṣu) |
| vocative | वाह॑ (vā́ha) | वाहे॑ (vā́he) | वाहा॑नि (vā́hāni) वाहा॑¹ (vā́hā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “वाह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949, column 1.
- Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “वाह”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 676