हांव

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀁 (haṃ), 𑀅𑀳𑀅𑀁 (ahaaṃ), from Sanskrit अहम् (ahám), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑ̃ːʋ/

Pronoun

हांव • (hā̃v) (Latin script hanv, Kannada script ಹಾಂವ್)

1. I (the first person personal singular pronoun) (Plural: आमि (āmi))

Declension

Declension of हांव
	singular	plural
ergative	हांवेन (hā̃vên)	आमि/आम्च्यान्नि (āmi/āmcyānni)
nominative	हांव (hā̃v)	आमि (āmi)
vocative	—	—
accusative/dative	म्हाका (mhakā)	आम्का (āmkā)
superessive	म्हझेर (mhajer)	आम्चेर (āmcer)
instrumental	म्हझ्यान/म्हझात्ल्यान (mhajhyān/mhajātylān)	आम्च्यान (āmcyān)
ablative	म्हझात्ल्यान (mhajātylān)	आम्च्यान (āmcyān)

Genitive declension of हांव
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	म्हजो (mhazo)	म्हझे (mhaje)	म्हझि (mhaji)	म्हझि (mhaji)
plural subject	आम्चो (āmtso)	आम्चे (āmce)	आम्ची/आम्चे (āmcī/āmce)	आम्ची/आम्चे (āmcī/āmce)

Genitive declension of हांव (SB Dialects)
	masculine object	feminine object	neutral object	plural object
singular subject	मागेलो (magelo/megelo)	मागेली (mageli/megeli)	मागेलेँ (magelẽ/megelẽ)	मागेले (magele/megele)
plural subject	आमगेले (amgelo)	आमगेले (amgeli)	आमगेले (amgelẽ)	आमगेले (amgele)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “asmad”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Formation of Konkani - S.M Katre