ਇਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit एष (eṣa), nominative of एतद् (etad), from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː˦/

Pronoun

ਇਹ • (iha) (Shahmukhi spelling ایہہ)

1. (proximal, in the singular) this, he, she
2. (proximal, in the plural) these, they

Declension

Declension of ਇਹ
dir. sg.	ਇਹ (iha)
dir. pl.	ਇਹ (iha)
	singular	plural
direct	ਇਹ (iha)	ਇਹ (iha)
oblique	ਇਸ (isa)	ਇਹਨਾਂ (ihanā̃)
vocative	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
ablative	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}
locative	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
instrumental	{{{11}}}	{{{12}}}

See also

Punjabi personal pronouns
Person			Direct case	Ergative	Dative	Accusative
1st person	singular		ਮੈਂ (maĩ) • میں		ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū̃) • مینوں	ਮੈਥੋਂ (maithõ) • میتھوں
	plural		ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃) • اسیں	ਅਸਾਂ (asā̃) • اساں	ਸਾਨੂੰ (sānū̃) • سانوں	ਸਾਥੋਂ (sāthõ) • ساتھوں
2nd person	informal / singular		ਤੂੰ (tū̃) • توں	ਤੈਂ (taĩ) • تیں	ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃) • تینوں	ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ) • تیتھوں
	polite / plural		ਤੁਸੀਂ (tusī̃) • تسیں	ਤੁਸਾਂ (tusā̃) • تساں	ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ (tuhānū̃) • تہانوں	ਤੁਹਾਥੋਂ (tuhāthõ) • تہاتھوں
3rd person	proximal	singular	ਇਹ (eh) • ایہہ	ਇਸ (is), ਏਸ (es) • ایس
		plural		ਇਹਨਾਂ (ehnā̃) • ایہناں
	distal	singular	ਉਹ (oh) • اوہ	ਉਸ (us) , ਓਸ (os) • اوس
		plural		ਉਹਨਾਂ (ohnā̃) • اوہناں

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਇਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਇਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ইহ (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬳ (Balinese script)
• ইহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• ဣဟ (Burmese script)
• इह (Devanagari script)
• ઇહ (Gujarati script)
• 𑌇𑌹 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦲ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂯 (Kaithi script)
• ಇಹ (Kannada script)
• ឥហ (Khmer script)
• ອິຫ (Lao script)
• ഇഹ (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘮 (Modi script)
• ᠢᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐴 (Newa script)
• ଇହ (Odia script)
• ꢄꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖮 (Siddham script)
• ඉහ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑪂 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚩 (Takri script)
• இஹ (Tamil script)
• ఇహ (Telugu script)
• อิห (Thai script)
• ཨི་ཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adverb

ਇਹ • (ihá)

1. Gurmukhi script form of इह (“here”)