Urdu

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Etymology

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Most likely from Old Hindi उहु (uhu), उहुं (uhuṃ), from Sauraseni Apabhramsa ओहु (ohu), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑁄 (aho), from Sanskrit असौ (asáu, that). The inflected forms are formed by analogy with its proximal counterpart یہ (ye).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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وہ (vom or f (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

  1. (distal) third-person subjective personal pronoun: he, she, it, they
  2. distal demonstrative pronoun: that, those

Determiner

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وہ (vo) (Hindi spelling वो or वह)

  1. distal demonstrative determiner: that, those

Declension

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Singular:


Plural (formal):


See also

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Urdu personal pronouns
Person Description Direct case Indirect case Ergative case Dative/Accusative case
1st person singular مَیں (ma͠i) مُجھ (mujh) مَیں نے (ma͠i ne) مُجھ کو (mujh ko),

مُجھے (mujhe)

formal (rare) خَاکْسَار (xāksār) خَاکْسَار نے (xāksār ne) خَاکْسَار کو (xāksār ko)
plural ہَم (ham) ہَم نے (ham ne) ہَم کو (ham ko),

ہَمیں (hamẽ)

2nd person informal (intimate) تُو () تُجھ (tujh) تُو نے (tū ne) تُجھ کو (tujh ko),

تُجھے (tujhe)

semiformal (familiar) تُم (tum) تُم نے (tum ne) تُم کو (tum ko),

تُمھیں (tumhẽ)

formal (polite) آپ (āp) آپ نے (āp ne) آپ کو (āp ko)
3rd person proximal singular / informal یِہ (ye) اِس (is) اِس نے (is ne) اِس کو (is ko),

اِسے (ise)

plural / formal اِن (in) اِنھوں نے (inhõ ne) اِن کو (in ko),

اِنھیں (inhẽ)

distal singular / informal وُہ (vo) اُس (us) اُس نے (us ne) اُس کو (us ko),

اُسے (use)

plural / formal اُن (un) اُنھوں نے (unhõ ne) اُن کو (un ko),

اُنھیں (unhẽ)