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Deccani
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit आम् (ām). Compare Standard Hindustani हाँ (hā̃) / ہَاں (hā̃), Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘽 (hāṃ), 𑘮𑘻 (ho), Marathi हो (ho), होय (hoy).
Interjection
ہَو (hau)
- (Hyderabad) yes
- Antonym: نَکّو (nakko)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ām”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Pronunciation
Verb
ہو • (ho) (Hindi spelling हो)
- inflection of ہونا (honā, “to be”):
- stem
- second-person plural present indicative
- second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person plural present subjunctive
- second-person singular present imperative