ही

Braj

Particle

ही (hī)

  1. an emphatic particle

Usage notes

ही (hī) is used to emphasize the word it modifies.

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हि (hi, emphatic particle) likely with some other particle such as एव (eva, “indeed”) or वै (vai, “indeed”). Compare the functionally equivalent Gujarati જ (ja), Marathi -च (-ċ) (whence Bombay Hindi -ईच (-īc)).

Pronunciation

Particle

ही • (hī) (Urdu spelling ہی)

  1. an emphatic particle
    वह ही यह काम ख़त्म करेगा।
    vah hī yah kām xatma karegā.
    Only he will finish this work.
    वह यह काम ख़तम ही करेगा। ― vah yah kām xatam hī karegā. ― He will finish this work.

Usage notes

ही (hī) is used to emphasize the word it follows.

Derived terms

Further reading

Konkani

Etymology

Cognate to Marathi ही (hī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hiː]

Pronoun

ही • (hī) f (Latin script hi, Kannada script ಹೀ)

  1. she (proximal)

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɦi/, [ɦiː]

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

ही • (hī)

  1. feminine singular direct of हा (hā)
    ही एक चांगली मुलगी आहे.
    hī ek cāṅglī mulgī āhe.
    She (proximal) is a good girl.
  2. neuter plural direct of हे (he)
    ही मुले शाळेला चालली आहेत.
    hī mule śāḷelā cāllī āhet.
    These children are going to school.

Etymology 2

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Particle

ही • (hī)

  1. also, too
    Synonyms: पण (paṇ), सुद्धा (suddhā)
    तोही येणार आहे.
    tohī yeṇār āhe.
    He will also come.

Old Awadhi

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀅 (hiaa), from Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya).[1] Compare हिया (hiyā).

Noun

ही (hī)

  1. heart
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:
      उघरह बिमल बिलोचन ही के। मिटहिं दोष दुख भव रजनी के॥
      सूझहिं राम चरित मनि मानिक। गुपुत प्रगट जहँ जो जेहि खानिक॥4॥
      ugharaha bimala bilocana hī ke. miṭahiṃ doṣa dukha bhava rajanī ke.
      sūjhahiṃ rāma carita mani mānika. guputa pragaṭa jaham̐ jo jehi khānika.4.
      It opens the pure eyes of the heart and removes the faults and sorrows of the nightly world,
      The rubies and gems of Rãma's character are percepted, hidden or apparent wherever and whichever mine may they be.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hŕ̥daya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit एष (eṣa).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ही • (hī) (Perso-Arabic هِي)

  1. he, this; masculine third-person singular proximal personal pronoun
  2. they, these; third-person plural proximal personal pronoun
Sindhi personal pronouns
person direct oblique genitive dative
1st person Singular آئون (āū̃), مان (mā̃) • आउं, मां مون (mū̃) • मूं منهنجو (mũhinjo) • मुंहिंजो مون کي (mū̃ khē) • मूं खे
Plural اسين (asī̃) • असीं اسان (asā̃) • असां اسان جو (asā̃ jo) • असां जो اسان کي (asā̃ khe) • असां खे
2nd person Singular تون (tū̃) • तूं تو (to) • तो تنهنجو (tũhinjo) • तुंहिंजो تو کي (to khe) • तो खे
Plural توهين (tavhī̃), اوهين (avhī̃) • तव्हीं, अव्हीं توهان (tavhā̃), اوهان (avhā̃) • तव्हां, अव्हां توهان جو (tavhā̃ jo) • तव्हां जो توهان کي (tavhā̃ khe) • तव्हां खे
3rd person Nonspecific Proximal Singular Masculine هي (hī) • ही هن (hina) • हिन هن جو (hina jo) • हिन जो هن کي (hina khe) • हिन खे
Feminine هيء (hīa) • हीअ
Plural هي (hī) • ही هنن (hinani) • हिननि هنن جو (hinani jo) • हिननि जो هنن کي (hinani khe) • हिननि खे
Distal Singular Masculine هو (hū) • हू هن (huna) • हुन هن جو (huna jo) • हुन जो هن کي (huna khe) • हुन खे
Feminine هوء (hūa) • हूअ
Plural هو (hū) • हू هنن (hunani) • हुननि هنن جو (hunani jo) • हुननि जो هنن کي (hunani khe) • हुननि खे
Specific Proximal Singular Masculine اهو (iho) • इहो انهين (inhẽ) • इन्हें انهين جو (inhẽ jo) • इन्हें जो انهين کي (inhẽ khe) • इन्हें खे
Feminine اها (ihā) • इहा
Plural اهي (ihe) • इहे انهن (inhani) • इन्हनि انهن جو (inhani jo) • इन्हनि जो انهن کي (inhani khe) • इन्हनि खे
Distal Singular Masculine اهو (uho) • उहो انهين (unhẽ) • उन्हें انهين جو (unhẽ jo) • उन्हें जो انهين کي (unhẽ khe) • उन्हें खे
Feminine اها (uhā) • उहा
Plural اهي (uhe) • उहे انهن (unhani) • उन्हनि انهن جو (unhani jo) • उन्हनि जो انهن کي (unhani khe) • उन्हनि खे

References

  • Stack, George (1849), “ही”, in A dictionary, English and Sindhi, American Mission Press, page 70
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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