ہے

Punjabi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɛː˥˩/
  • (emphatic) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː˥˩/

Verb

ہَے • (hai) (Gurmukhi ਹੈ)

1. third-person singular present indicative of ہوݨا (hoṇā) (he, she, it) is

Alternative forms

• اے (ai, e)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit हे (he).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /eː˥˩/
  • (emphatic) IPA^(key): /ɦeː˥˩/

Particle

ہے • (he) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੇ)

2. The Punjabi vocative particle.

Alternative forms

• اے (e)

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit अस्ति (asti, “to be”), from Prakrit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɛː/
  • (Karachi Urdu) IPA^(key): [ɦeː]
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Verb

ہَے • (hai) (Hindi spelling है)

1. third-person singular present indicative of ہونا (honā, “to be”)

   وہ پاگَل ہَے۔ ― vo pāgal hai. ― He is mad.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit हे (he). Equivalent to Hindi हे (he).

Pronunciation

• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɦeː/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /eː/

Particle

ہے • (he)

1. Alternative form of اے (e)
3. vocative particle: O!

   ہے خُدایَہ ― he xudāya ― Oh my God