ਇਹ

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Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ਇਹ (ihá)

  1. Gurmukhi script form of इह (here)