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
    ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਹੈ
    iha ikka kitāb hai
    This is a book
  2. (proximal, in the plural) these, they
    ਇਹ ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਤਾਜ਼ੀ ਨੇ
    iha sabzī tāzī ne
    These vegetables are fresh.

Declension

Declension of ਇਹ
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

Declension of Punjabi Personal Pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
remote near remote near
nominative
(direct)
ਮੈਂ (maĩ) ਤੂੰ (tū̃) ਉਹ (uha) ਇਹ (iha) ਅਸੀਂ (asī̃) ਤੁਸੀਂ (tusī̃) ਉਹ (uha) ਇਹ (iha) ਆਪ (āpa)
oblique ਮੈਂ (maĩ) ਤੂੰ (tū̃) ਉਹ (uha) ਇਹ (iha) ਅਸਾਂ (asā̃) ਤੁਸਾਂ (tusā̃) ਉਹਨਾਂ (uhanā̃) ਇਹਨਾਂ (ihanā̃) ਆਪ (āpa)
dative ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū̃) ਤੈਨੂੰ (tainū̃) ਉਹਨੂੰ (uhanū̃) ਇਹਨੂੰ (ihanū̃) ਸਾਨੂੰ (sānū̃) ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ (tuhānū̃) ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ (uhanā̃ nū̃) ਇਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ (ihanā̃ nū̃) ਆਪ ਨੂੰ (āpa nū̃)
ablative ਮੈਥੋਂ (maithõ) ਤੈਥੋਂ (taithõ) ਸਾਥੋਂ (sāthõ) ਤੁਹਾਥੋਂ (tuhāthõ) ਉਹਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ (uhanā̃ tõ) ਇਹਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ (ihanā̃ tõ) ਆਪ ਤੋਂ (āpa tõ)
instrumental
ਉਹਨੇ (uhane) or ਓਨ (ona) ਇਹਨੇ (ihane) or ਏਨ (ēna) ਉਹਨਾਂ (uhanā̃) ਇਹਨਾਂ (ihanā̃)
genitive
(masc. sg. dir.)
ਮੇਰਾ (merā) ਤੇਰਾ (terā) ਉਹਦਾ (uhadā) ਇਹਦਾ (ihadā) ਸਾਡਾ (sāḍā) ਤੁਹਾਡਾ (tuhāḍā) ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ (uhanā̃ dā) ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ (ihanā̃ dā) ਆਪਣਾ (āpaṇā)


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)