हे

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See also: ह, हूँ, हृ, है, and हैं

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हे (he).

Pronunciation

Interjection

हे • (he) (Urdu spelling ہے)

  1. vocative particle: O!
    हे भगवान ― he bhagvān ― oh my God

Konkani

Pronoun

हे • (he) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. they (proximal, masculine)
  2. these (masculine)

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɦe/

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Pronoun

हे • (he)

  1. it (proximal)
    हे एक पुस्तक आहे.
    he ek pustak āhe.
    It (proximal) is a book.
  2. neuter singular direct of हा (hā) this
    हे फळ खाण्यास चांगले नाही.
    he phaḷ khāṇyās cāṅgle nāhī.
    This fruit is not good for eating.
  3. masculine plural direct of हा (hā) these
    हे रस्ते खूप अरुंद आहेत.
    he raste khūp arunda āhet.
    These roads are very narrow.

See also

  • हा (hā, “he (proximal); this”), ही (hī, “she (proximal); (this)”).
  • ते (te, “that; they”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

Probably ultimately a natural expression, like English hey, Latin eia.

Pronunciation

Interjection

हे • (he)

  1. oh!
  2. O!
  3. hey!

Descendants

  • Bengali: হে (he)
  • Hindi: हे (he)

See also

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “हे”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1303, column 3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 818
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